I am unsure how ILR admissions vary in difficulty relative to CAS (Government) and CHE (PAM). I am contemplating these three options for early decision and think I would fit in all three schools.
My profile:
SAT: 770 Math 750 Critical Reading 770 Writing (Is it true that the 75th percentile M+CR for ILR is 1430? If ILR doesn’t care about scores as much would it be advantageous for me to apply to PAM or CAS instead?)
Unweighted GPA: 3.75/4
Weighted GPA: 4.3
To provide context on the above I take a very rigorous course load, but my grades aren’t great. Freshman year I got 4 A minuses and a B+, sophomore year I got 5 A’s and one A-, and junior year I will get 3 As, 2 A minuses, a B+, and a B- (in Intro to Calc BC)
Rank will be between 5% and 10%
ECs: Student Representative to Board of Education, Co-Pres FBLA, Co-Captain and Founder of Economics Team, Student Congress team Captain, board positions on three smaller clubs, varsity tennis
Work: Assistant teacher at a foreign language school, Internship at Human Resources Staffing company (hopefully this will contribute to fit)
Asian Male Mid Atlantic (Not New York), Income is high and no hooks
Thank you in advance for your input
I would say PAM is easier to get into than IRL which is easier to get into than CAS Gov.
I think you fit into ILR more tbh. Just make a really good essay and you’re good
Seems you have a lot of experience with government/government-like entities and human resources, which lends well to ILR. If you really enjoy that, it may be a great fit. But you may want to study something different.
If it helps, here’s my outside perspective (as in I didn’t major in these things) of the three majors:
PAM - more related to economic policy. A good friend of mine was interested in federal legislation regarding financial services companies. Other students tend to go into health care policy. Seems to be heavy in knowing current events and being decent at statistics.
Government - a lot more qualitative in scope, more about political theory/philosophy. Studies governance structures from past and present to see what makes them succeed v. fail. Seems to be heavier on reading and writing. You also are in A&S, which has a robust core and not as mapped out as PAM or ILR.
ILR - very much applied with an emphasis on labor relations/economics and case studies. Many of these students end up doing HR for large companies or human capital consulting; or they go to law school. More recently, it seems a lot are pursuing business. Many supplement the major with minors in real estate, law & society, or business.