If one were to want to transfer to Cornell ILR, is it a necessity to complete all the transfer requirements prior to enrolling? I am in the process of choosing courses at my current University and will be taking Econ, a science, and english in my second semester. However, I don’t have plans to take a statistics or calculus class in my first year. Would this effect my chances of being admitted?
You can find the ILR transfer requirements here: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/sites/ilr.cornell.edu/files/Guidelines%20for%20Transfer%20Applicants_4.pdf
It seems like Stats is a base requirement for ILR, so I’d consider taking a Stats course during your first year to have your bases covered. Speaking from personal experience (I added the AEM major after my first year), it seems that Stats seems to be a given for most majors as a transfer requirement.
Also, since stats is widely offered (and doesn’t have any prerequisites usually), Cornell may wonder why you did not take the course. I’d say in order to be a competitive applicant you should definitely consider Intro Stats.
You can also email the contact listed on that link for more specific questions!
@lichte94 problem is at University of Miami, I am required to take Calculus II to take the most basic stats course which is kind of ridiculous. I would in that case have to take pre-calculus and Calculus I first, and math is not my strong suit. If it were just Stats I would take it. With this information, would Cornell still hold that against me in your opinion?
Interesting… when you put it that way yeah, it makes more sense to wait until you can take ILR stats at Cornell rather than taking 3 math courses you don’t enjoy and potentially impacting your GPA.
I’d reach out to the ILR Transfer point of contact just to make sure / see if there’s another course you could take that may transfer over to an ILR req.
@lichte94 Ok cool, thank you so much for the help! Will contact them
Another option is to take stats at a local community college NOW.
Note Cornell is very picky about transfer credits, in terms of satisfying requirements.
You get credit, but may not satisfy the requirement and have to take a class again.
Compare the syllabus carefully to Cornell if you take a class a a comm college.