r/IndianaUniversity

Hey everyone, I go to IU Kokomo and I’m a rising junior. Honestly, it’s been hard socially because it’s such a commuter school. Everyone just goes to class and heads home, so it’s been tough to make friends, and the campus is really small.

I’ve been debating transferring to IU Bloomington for more of the college experience, but I’m also pretty introverted and don’t drink, smoke, or party. I do want to get out of my shell and meet people though.

Do you think IU Bloomington would still be a good fit, or would Ball State or IU Indy make more sense? I’d love to hear from people who’ve been in a similar situation.

i just wanted to know if anyone else hadn’t gotten their housing assignment yet? my orientation date is july 9th and everyone i know has gotten theirs already, including my friends attending orientation on the same day. i’m not super impatient i just was wondering if this was something i should reach out to the school for.
also important: i didn’t apply by the first priority deadline because of issues with my application, and i’m now wondering if that would affect when i got my assignment rather than my placement.

Rising junior. Haven’t gotten my aid package yet. Getting kinda worried. Is anyone in the same boat?

I just finished a graduate program (online, through a regional campus) and I'm wondering when the degree will be conferred, and when I can expect it to show up on my unofficial transcript. The Summer 1 courses met my final requirements, and both grades are now published.

As I apply for new jobs I'm just wondering when I will be able to officially prove that I have this new degree. I could see it being at the end of both summer sessions (mid-August) or maybe just once someone processes it.

Perhaps relevant- I already applied for graduation and received all of the "congrats, you're done" emails in May, before my summer classes started.

I have to take calculus 1 but i'm really bad at math and I'm really nervous for tis class. I have a lot of anxiety surrounding calculus but given it's required I dont want to fail and i'm really worried it will tank my gpa. Any advice for calculus 1 that you think made you succeed?

An IU doctoral student sued the university for violation of her First Amendment rights after being removed from a university event for pro-Palestine advocacy.

According to the suit, Günther Jikeli, interim director of IU’s Jewish Studies Program, removed Religious Studies PhD candidate Sabina Ali from a hybrid virtual and in-person workshop event hosted by the program in September.

The suit alleges the reason Ali was removed as a virtual participant was her profile picture of a woman wearing a keffiyeh, a Middle Eastern headdress. It also had the words “Free Palestine” and the image of a Palestinian flag.

Following Ali’s removal from the virtual conference room, Jikeli allegedly sent an email to faculty and staff affiliated with the Jewish Studies program describing Ali’s profile picture as that of a “Palestinian terrorist.”

Two weeks after the Zoom removal, the lawsuit alleges, Jikeli vetoed funding that had already been approved for Ali to travel and present her research at a major academic conference. The suit describes denial of a funding application as “unheard-of.”

Ali filed a complaint with the university’s Office of Civil Rights Compliance in October. That was denied.

The suit was filed in federal district court in Indianapolis. It names the Board of Trustees of Indiana University, IU College of Arts and Sciences Dean Rick Van Kooten, and Jikeli as defendants.

Ali is represented by lawyers with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group.

Ali, Jikeli, and Van Kooten could not be reached for comment.

By Eddie Stewart

Hey everyone! I’m an incoming freshman and planning to take the Chemistry Placement Exam soon. For anyone at who’s already taken it, do you have any tips or advice?

What kind of topics show up, and how tough is it? I just want to know what to expect so I’m not going in blind.

Any help is appreciated!

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2026/07/braun-announces-3-new-members-of-the-iu-board-of-trustees-here-s-what-to-know

My stats are 3.85uw gpa and a 34 ACT

Hi All, as caption reads, am curious if I can take a senior yr I core and then still take the classes needed to graduate.

Rising junior now at Kelley, have to finish d271 in order to do I core, but I want to go abroad second semester this year.

Am I cooked? How should I do this

Hey guys, in an incoming freshman. I couldn’t attend the new student orientation because i am getting treated for my thyroid cancer. I emailed to IU housing and they said that they will send me the housing assignment by the end of this month. Unfortunately, i still didn’t get any housing assignments nor a roommate. I really wanna get wilkie and i even applied back in april so i would get priority. What do i do? Is this normal? Im seeing multiple people that got their housing assignments except me.

did anyone else just NOT get the housing they requested 😭 I requested a Double in North and I got a Single in Central which was my 2nd last ranked choice…. not even like it was my second highest ranked

Hi! I want to start looking into in person therapy in Bloomington. But, I’d like to start online before I move and then in person once the year starts. I’m on AETNA health insurance if that helps any. Doesn’t matter where on campus. Thx

Incoming freshman who loves to golf and plans on golfing weekly. Where should I store my clubs? I don’t want to keep in my car for risk.m of getting stolen and I don’t have the space in my dorm. Do any nearby courses have bag storage for a fee or any other alternatives? Thanks for the help

If you had a full ride athletic scholarship to both schools which one would you choose and why? Interested in Business and Kelley and Geis are both highly rated and not super easy to get into. Indiana I think has a beautiful campus but UIUC has a better national ranking and their acceptance rate makes it seem like a far more desirable school.

Any thoughts? I’ll post this on the UIUC board to just to see what the other biased group is likely say.