<p>Is it true that Cornell's SUNY parts are even harder to get into than cornell itself?</p>
<p>I'm in NY state and looking at human ecology. </p>
<p>any experience with this anyone?</p>
<p>Hi Buffalo- we meet again. My d also was deciding between ILR and Human Ec. At that time, she was interested in psychology or cog science. She decided to vist Cornell- did an overnight through Red Carpet Society and did both the "college tour" for ILR and Human Ec. The ILR Admission Rep. was telling my d that the study of Organizational Behavior can be done at either school- but there would be a different emphasis of study. I strongly suggest you visit Cornell. (I am sure Greyhound goes from Buffalo to Ithaca) Do the individual college tours- talk to the Admission people. Cornell is pretty good at figuring out who really wants to study Human Ec. or ILR. Your background, interests and essays, will give them an indication whether you are truly interested in that field of study, or if you are just applying to Cornell as many incorrectly think it is the easiest Ivy to get into. If your background does not show a true interst in that field of study (ie CALS-Hotel etc), you may not gain admission. Study the curriculum for ILR and Human Ec and see what works best for you. Check out the PAM program too in Human Ec. I believe there is an emphasis on government. As I said before, Cornell has got to be one of the most confusing schools to apply to. And just as an aside. All the parents are trying to give you good info- but NONE of us can tell you if you will get financial aid. You just gotta apply to those schools that you see as a good fit and HOPE the financial aid comes through. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Sorry for the double post I just deleted it.</p>
<p>i am no expert, and i cannot verify the accuracy of my statement...BUT</p>
<p>i have a friend who goes to cornell, and she said that the state-funded schools aren't really as good, and are kind of looked down upon by the other schools.</p>
<p>NO OFFENSE TO ANYONE. it is just the opinion of one person, and any school at cornell i still an amazing ivy league undergraduate experience.</p>
<p>Your friend is very misinformed and is probably dealing from a very limited frame of reference (and probably has very little "real world of work" experience) so she has probably spoken with very few professionals in the filed who will attest to the fact that Cornell's ILR and the Hotel school are amongst the best in their fields. </p>
<p>The level of selectivity is not that much greater at those schools than it is at the university overall. It is just that NYS residents get a break on the tuition at these schools.</p>
<p>land grant does not mean SUNY.</p>
<p>obviously the ILR has to be one of the top in its field because there are only two undergrad ILR programs in the country (the other is Penn State).</p>
<p>moreover, the Hotel School is not state funded.</p>
<p>and the degree comes from Cornell, not the college.</p>
<p>Your right, the 3 land grant schools are ILR, Human Ecology and College of Agriculture and life sciences. People make the same comments about the School of Hotel administration.</p>
<p>Chronicidal is right when one graduates from Cornell regardless of the school, the degree is from Cornell University.</p>
<p>Depends on what you mean harder. It would be probably more difficult for the typical academic applicant to get into those schools, but those with unique experiences related to those schools but no exceptional test scores/grades would probably find it harder to get into Engineering/AS.</p>