<p>Can somebody here who goest to ILR answer a few questions about the school for me? Thanks in advance.....</p>
<p>Anyone go to ILR?</p>
<p>Yes of course. Perhaps you’d like to post them?</p>
<p>there’s plenty of ILR people in and out of here, just post your questions</p>
<p>i didn’t start the thread or anything, but i am applying to ILR:
what do you write about in the ILR supplemement? Do they want to hear about who you are or do they want to hear you boast about Cornell? I’m not that sure on how to go about with writing the essay.</p>
<p>they absolutely want to hear about who you are. You can discuss why ILR is good fit for you, but they don’t want/need anybody boasting about Cornell.</p>
<p>thanks, I’ve been spending day sitting on the bed waiting for ideas to come to mind.</p>
<p>here are my questions:</p>
<p>1) I talked to another ILR student and he said that the best thing about the school was flexibility. How is the school flexible compared to other schools?</p>
<p>2) What is your least favorite thing about ILR?</p>
<p>3) As far as admissions goes is this a school that is just going to take the people with the best scores and ec’s or do they legitimately care about the interest in ILR?</p>
<p>4) I have a chance to intern at the AFL-CIO either first semester or second semester. I’m scared that the commitment might hurt my grades, but do you think it is worth it for someone applying ED and trying to show how genuinely interested they are in ILR?</p>
<p>Anyone willing to answer?</p>
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<li><p>it’s in the middle, plenty of freedom is granted but there are a handful of requirements that must be met to get the degree.</p></li>
<li><p>too many Long Island/Westchester students.</p></li>
<li><p>Interest is very important. Great scores with demonstrated interest is best.</p></li>
<li><p>Wouldn’t be a bad idea at all. But Cornell students can juggle a demanding class load and loads of EC’s, you better demonstrate that as well if you want a shot.</p></li>
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<p>ILR is flexible in-so-far as there is a wide selection of electives offered within the ILR school. I’d agree with Gomestar in that it’s somewhere in the middle of the flexibility spectrum. </p>
<p>Personally, I think there’s missed opportunity for integration/complementarity between ILR classes and departments. For example, advanced courses don’t draw upon the statistics, law, or history you learn as a freshman and sophomore, meaning core material doesn’t get tied together or reinforced very well. It’s a great mystery to me as to why human resources, labor economics, law, history, and statistics are each taught in a vacuum with the exception of very few advanced classes. </p>
<p>Interest in ILR, although almost any EC could be related this way-- sports as leadership, community service as civic action, etc. </p>
<p>The AFL-CIO internship would be spot-on, if that genuinely interests you. It could also provide context to the material (particularly in the CB department) if you do end up at ILR too.</p>
<p>Ig you are genuinely interested in the AFL-CIO internship, then it is a no-brainer.</p>