<p>how intense is the workload for first-year ILR students? also, is it possible to internally transfer before completing a year in ILR if i don't like my classes? I decided I'm more interested in the Hotel School and I'm not sure if i want to spend a year in ILR if i don't have to.</p>
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<p>it's quite heavy. </p>
<p>no, you have to spend a year there.</p>
<p>it depends. it is a lot of reading (especially as you get older), and it depends a lot on the professor and how much you want to put into the class. I don't think it's that bad, but I've only been in 4 ILR classes this year (and I'm a first year).</p>
<p>read more about the Internal Transfer System on the official website: <a href="http://www.sws.cornell.edu/ITD/%5B/url%5D">http://www.sws.cornell.edu/ITD/</a>
(I don't know know offhand, and everyone I know wants to transfer TO ILR because we're so awesome ;)</p>
<p>wait til you have to take ILRCB 201 with Michael Gold. You'll hand your life away. </p>
<p>also, i have also noticed quite a few people who are considering transfering into ilr. It's weird but i hear alot of "i had no idea what the heck ilr was when i applied to CAS." The drop-out rate of ilr is also very very low and ilr also boasts the highest (i think it's the highest) yield rate of accepted students of all schools at Cornell. Obviously ;)</p>
<p>The rate of transfers out is actually fairly high (which is why you have so many GTs and new transfers in). You can transfer out after one semester although I think you might want to stick around for longer then that. Some of the ILR and HOtel classes are similar so you really wouldn't be too behind.</p>
<p>i dont think the transfer-out rate is very high at all. Admissions does a good job of picking out those who want to be in ilr and offering them a spot in the class. If you had any proof, that would be great. </p>
<p>"So many GTs" is a reflection of the fact that ilr (plus cals and humec) are trying to increase enrollment but are not allowed to admit more freshmen due to housing restrictions. The Dean of the ilr school, Harry Katz, told me this over dinner one time. To solve the problem, they just offer applicants who they would otherwise want an easy way to transfer in.</p>
<p>Tell that to the IT divison. When a friend of mine wanted to transfer out they told her that they see a alot of ilr students and some of them don't end up very happy in the majors they transfer to. ALso, according to Kevin Harris (who works in OSS) close to half of the ILR senior class each year was a transfer at some point. Thats no due to wanting to increase enrolement. The is definitely some steady outflow but it usually happens early.</p>
<p>ILR= I Love Reading</p>
<p>"close to half of the ILR senior class each year was a transfer at some point."</p>
<p>in the book, it says that out of around 900 students in ilr, 220-something were transfer students.</p>