ILR competitiveness?

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<p>Hey CC- I applied to ILR this year, and intend on applying for law school after graduate, most likely to some highly selective ones.</p>

<p>I've heard that ILR can be looked down upon sometimes, because it's state-funded and also because Cornell is deemed as the least competitive Ivy. I also noticed that the acceptance rate for ILR is higher than the other colleges within Cornell. If there are any ILR current students/applicants/graduates on this forum, is this true? Does this affect admission to selective law schools in the future?</p>

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<p>I’m not certain of the source, but i’ve read that ILR is one of the top feeders into Harvard Law</p>

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<p>Too lazy to care, <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/907422-feeder-undergrad-top-law-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/907422-feeder-undergrad-top-law-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>With law school, high GPA and strong LSAT scores are pretty much what matters. Going to ILR at Cornell for undergrad puts you at a pretty nice advantage compared to other universities. Getting a high GPA in ILR is easier than most other colleges/majors at Cornell so that works out well for you.</p>

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<p>Do you know what the acceptance rate is for ILR?</p>

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<p>I think around 24% for last year?</p>

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<p>Do you think the applicants to ILR are competitive. 24% isn’t exactly an arbitrary statistic. Competitiveness could be derived from either that percentage or the actual quality of the applicants. I think a more useful number, at least for me, would be average scores. Apparently it is easier to get into than most Cornell schools based on admittance rate, but are all ILR applicants kids with 2250+ SAT scores? Any idea about this?</p>

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<p>Not exactly… ILR is dominated by external transfers though that’s for sure…
They’re competitive in terms of their job prospects, not so much selectivity…</p>

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<p>I forget the actual statistics and they’re hard to find through Google regarding SAT scores. I’m fairly confident in saying that ILR doesn’t have any edge when it comes to SAT scores. From what I can tell, ILR is probably the best prep for any sort of high-earning career. ILR does well applying both to law school and finance. As for actual strength relative to other Cornell students, ILR is considered one of the easier majors. A lot of reading perhaps, but nothing terribly rigorous.</p>