Indiana University- Bloomington Admitted Students

[Liz113]

Who got in? Are you planning on attending? Going to the open house? Thinking about housing?

[solomongumball]

How were you notified of their decision?

[Liz113]

I was notified via postal service to my permanent address. I received a packet including admission information, acceptance to the STEPS bilingual program, info about an open house, and funding information. 

[kellyfussman]

Liz113,

 

May I ask what your GPA, GRE scores, and experience are? Also, are you a native Spanish speaker? If not, how proficient would you say that you are in the language? What were the interviews like for the bilingual programs at each school? I ask because I'll be applying to IU and UT Austin's bilingual programs this fall.

 

Thanks so much!

[Liz113]

My overall GPA was 3.93 when I applied (3.95 now), Verbal: 168, Quantitative: 155. My experience includes volunteering for 2 months in orphanages in Mexico (including a special needs home), a semester abroad in Spain, research with two professors (just experience, no thesis), 25 shadowing hours, president of the Spanish club, participation in many language conversation activities. 

As far as how fluent, not a native speaker. I started learning in high school, but didn't speak any Spanish until AP Spanish. I worked and work very hard to find opportunities for myself to learn. Compared to other undergrads in my department, I am more fluent. I lived with a Senora in Spain, who was very demanding, so that helped with the learning process, believe it or not. I also had two language exchanges in Spain. I currently host conversation tables with my club and attend a Columbus-based Spanish meetup. 

UT Austin does not have an interview, they determine fluency when you arrive, which means you have to accept without knowing you're in. They are generally not very student friendly from my experience. They do not decide funding until after you accept.

Indiana U has been the opposite, very helpful, and Dr. Anderson was willing to be meet with me before I'd even applied. The interview consisted of general questions about your Spanish experience, attempts and advice for learning Spanish, etc. It was not too intense, but certainly you had to be on your feet and ready. I received a packet in the mail about a week before when I was expecting it including my admission, acceptance to STEPS, and funding. 

Let me know if you have other questions, I'm always open to helping out. 

[kellyfussman]

Liz113,

 

THANK YOU for the detailed response! I really appreciate the insight into those two programs and how everything works. It sounds like we have a lot in common when it comes to our experiences with Spanish. I, too, studied abroad in Spain!

 

Congratulations to you on all of your acceptances!

[Liz113]

Thanks!