<p>How does one demonstrate their fit for ILR besides writing it in their essay? Like, do they expect you to work in a HR firm or something? Or are ILR related ECs not needed?</p>
<p>bumppp</p>
<p>I got accepted into ILR as a transfer with pretty questionable ECs (politics club being the only thing remotely related to the studies of the ILR school). My grades were pretty good (3.9+), I was in my school’s honor-society, and I work 35+ hours a week alongside going to school full time. My current job has nothing to do with HR, nor anything remotely to do with ILR.</p>
<p>A lot of the decision, I assume, is taken from the essay. My essay was all about my passion for dealing with the human side of business and whatnot. I also had a short phone interview where I explained that I am extremely interested in HR, specifically how law influences the private workplace. I ended up chatting with the guy about some recent Supreme Court cases, which I thought was interesting and possibly set me apart from the crowd. I think if you convey an interest that is in line with the ILR school in your essay you’ll be pretty set, as long as your grades are on point and you don’t have a problem possibly chatting with an admissions counselor about your interests.</p>
<p>I do recall somebody on another forum saying that he talked to an admissions counselor and they said that a lot of what they do is they try to separate “business students” from “ILR students” before they start making admissions decisions. Make sure you understand what the ILR school is and word your essay in a way that shows that there would be no better place for you to attend to further your educational and career goals than the ILR school. Do not make it sound like you’re just applying to the school to get a job or because it’s the oh-so-prestigious Cornell; really try to demonstrate the the ILR school is THE ONLY SCHOOL for you (it is pretty unique, after all). If you can convince the admissions staff of this, then you should be a-ok in terms of being considered for admission. </p>
<p>Best of luck! </p>
<p>thanks so much, i was under the impression ilr was kind of business/law together, oops</p>
<p>bump bump</p>
<p>My son applied, and he is not interested in being a business major nor going to law school.
In fact he was concerned it would be too much like b-school ( it’s not, very few b-school classes).</p>