<p>i applied to ilr ed, but i went to check out the profiles of the students at ilr website, and the ilr school students mostly seem to be all white, from new york. i don't wanna be only asian guy from california in the entire school..can anyone from ilr talk about diversity within the school, esp. w/ respect to asians</p>
<p>ILR is pretty diverse if not the most diverse school at cornell (maybe arts and sciences). secondly, there are a ton of asian people at cornell so you won't feel left out being asian. you'll be interacting with tons of different people on your floor and in your classes (both inside and outside of ILR) so don't worry at all.</p>
<p>Since ILR is a New York State School, about 19.4% of its operating budget and 60% of its students come from NYS. That having been said, I have never felt awkward as a Hispanic girl from Maryland. I would say that Asian students are fairly well-represented in our School: I know a handful of international students from China, and I have a good Korean friend from LA. As much as we all joke that everyone in ILR is from Long Island, we truly come from all over. </p>
<p>As for diversity at Cornell in general, I'd say it's not too shabby. I come from an extremely diverse Washington, DC suburb, so diversity in any college would always pale in comparison to what I grew up with. Regardless, ILR is certainly not homogeneous, you won't be alone at all as an Asian student, and you'll find plenty of people with interesting backgrounds, even if they're from Long Island!</p>
<p>do you know if they are required to take 60% from New York? B/c I applied ED and I live in Denver, Colorado, so I assume I have a much lower chance compared to a New Yorker...eh?</p>
<p>ay abanks that's such a scary thought! is it THAT much more difficult for OOS to get in?</p>
<p>abanks - this was already discussed in another thread, you know this</p>
<p>When I was a freshman, I only knew like 5-7 other Asian kids in my year (2010). And when you walked through the halls of Ives, you didn't really notice that many other Asians. But this year there was suddenly a lot more, so I think the number of Asians in ILR is on the rise. But I also come from a predominantly white, Jewish suburb on Long Island, so ILR is not that much different from my high school. Also, I think you'll also find that the Asians in ILR are either fobs or white washed. Just something to consider.</p>
<p>any internationals in ILR?...</p>
<p>Plenty, and even more in the grad programs.</p>
<p>ilr is pretty diverse. You'll especially have no problem at Cornell being an Asian...there are many and many clubs that represent the asian culture where you can meet many other asians. I wouldn't worry.</p>
<p>Hey I just found out the new class has 38% minorities and is the most diverse college at Cornell. Who knew!?</p>
<p>"Also, I think you'll also find that the Asians in ILR are either fobs or white washed. Just something to consider."</p>
<p>Lol, tun what other kind of asians are there other than those 2?</p>
<p>I would consider myself in between. When you look at ILR only, I think you notice the disparity more because it's such a small sample size. It's not as bad when you look outside of ILR.</p>
<p>I'm in ILR and I don't think it's that diverse, which is sometimes awkward when we're talking about social/political injustices in a room full of rich white kids. Maybe just my classes aren't diverse, since there are 15 kids or less in all of them.</p>
<p>Do you typically only room with ILRies? Other than ILR i'm sure its fine because Cornell has a reputation of being somewhere around half asian (an exaggeration, but almost true ... ;P)</p>
<p>tun: in that case i suppose i would fall in between as well. Hope I'll be able to see you there next year (crossing fingers). But apparently, it won't be hard to find you at all ... look for the asian =P.</p>
<p>" I'm in ILR and I don't think it's that diverse"</p>
<p>I agree. Even though there's a pretty good "color" distribution, 70% of ILR is from NY State and 55% is from the long island area (these are older numbers, I'm sure it's changed a bit). The one thing I'd like to see more of in ILR is increased geographic diversity, though I know admissions has made that a priority as of recent. </p>
<p>"Cornell has a reputation of being somewhere around half asian"</p>
<p>It's more like 15%, though I know it feels more like 30% on campus. I think it's just because I always see asians in large groups on campus.</p>
<p>will I feel odd coming to ilr from out of state? Do you ever get sick of all the people from New York or do you tend make friends outside of your own school?</p>
<p>you make whatever friends you want from whatever states and/or interests you want. It's not like you're required to hang out with certain people or anything...</p>
<p>Well I realize that...but is it tough to make friends and associate with people outside of your school as you never see them and never have classes with them?</p>
<p>well - you're kind of living with them</p>