After you choose

IU Luddy Informatics · your student path

A checked list after you pick a seat on home. Don’t rush ... slow progress still counts. Need a fresh plan? Pick your seat again.

Start here

Open the live Luddy bulletin and your degree map first. My notes are second. Official pages win.

Luddy bulletin · BS Informatics Degree & major requirements

Then the Class of 2027 guide · full official links list · IU Overseas Study.

Step-by-step advice · do these in order

Check off each step as you go. Real checkboxes · keyboard works · progress updates live. You earn a named path at the end you can download as plain text.

Why this order: start with credit and curiosity (AP), then trust live IU pages, then archival campus notes, then a four-year peek, then optional Scratch craft, then careers. Official rules before vibes. Slow is intentional.

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  1. AP & never too early Curious about code now? Try AP CSP (Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles) if your school offers it. I took it as a high school freshman. Never too early. AP notes on the IU guide.
  2. Official IU links · live pages win Prefer university pages over any tip sheet (including mine): Luddy bulletin (degree rules), AP credit table, Registrar calendar for FA26 to FA27, First Year Experience (FYE = first-year orientation and support hub), and student mental health (link-out only · not counseling from me). Official links list.
  3. Campus survival · Year ’23 Archival · Year ’23 (2023) Packing, dorms, Welcome Week vibes. Not current calendar advice. Verify hall rules and dates on live IU pages. Campus survival archive.
  4. Four-year path peek Course names + terms from freshman through senior (junior year includes Madrid study abroad). freshman · sophomore · junior · Madrid · senior.
  5. Scratch studio · matchaxmoxie (optional craft) Like making tiny projects? How-tos live in the classroom archive. Scratch studio. School Instagram: @zhao.langxi.
  6. Career progress slides Already on this site: learn about yourself, explore options, Luddy career offices. Peek the slides on the IU guide · career strip and freshman · INFO-Y 395.

Cookie / localStorage: if you say yes to the classroom cookie, checked steps save on this device in localStorage (no tracking). Decline and the list still works ... checks last for this visit only. Your seat from home follows the same rule.

IU Career Development Process Step 1 Learn About Yourself slide with values interests personality and skills
Career development starts early · see freshman · INFO-Y 395 and the IU guide · career slides.
IU New Student Orientation slide Schedule Updates over a Sample Gates campus photo
IU orientation · Year ’23 archive. For FA26 to FA27 dates, use the Registrar calendar.
IU Study Abroad at IU orientation slide with programme counts and national rankings for students sent abroad
Study abroad is part of the IU path too · junior · Madrid Spring 2026 · more slides on the Class of 2027 guide.

Optional craft Scratch studio → Pick one starter · play on this site · green flag

Projects & career story?

This site is my teaching side. Projects and career story live on jadexzhao (龙 · dragon) · open the work site. Same credo on both sides: ELI5 it · learn it · ship it slow.