<p>Participation is worth a lot for language courses but other than that, it's usually worth nothing because it doesn't differentiate students from one another. I don't know about ILR but if you're in engineering or the sciences, you'll definitely have to work hard to earn your grades. I haven't really taken one class here that is a gut course, other than language. But it definitely depends on the individual.</p>
<p>lol damnit my teachers loved me at my other college cuz I participated a ton. That's how I knew I would get A's. Damnit...lol. Since ILR is sorta small collegey we'll see I guess...</p>
<p>class discussion at cornell will only get you at most %15...</p>
<p>if you have a class where you have a paper...start the very first day, and meet with your TA...</p>
<p>if you want at least an A in a class you have to be your TAs best friend...(this is advice for us avg students)</p>
<p>Ya I'm avg but want my MBA so I'm hoping that going to an absolutely spectacular undergrad school won't screw me out of a good grad school!</p>
<p>Figgy, ILR really isn't that bad. All you have to do is stay on top of the readings (and there are a lot of readings). But I know A LOT of ILRies who waited to the last minute, as well as myself, and got B's, B+'s, A-, and A's in many ILR classes. ILR classes (HR, OB, Labor Law, etc.) are just a lot of reading and memorizing for the prelims. You'll seriously do fine. PM me if you have any more specific or ILR-related questions.</p>
<p>uh..is engineering like....gonna rip my jugular out while I'm sleeping?</p>
<p>most likely</p>
<p>dang it. that is going to hurt.</p>