<p>I love business/economics/law/politics. Basically I personally think that I would do great at ILR-but the admissions page for ILR says that they want activities that show your interest in these areas.</p>
<p>Besides taking a few business classes per year at my school, being a member of FBLA, and maybe getting a job this summer I really do not know what else I could put.</p>
<p>For those admitted-or who are applying-what are your "activities which demonstrate interests appropriate for study at ILR"</p>
<p>I love Cornell (especially ILR) and I just need some recommendations for activities I can do between now and my senior year. Does the job type matter? Or will any job help to shower my interest in ILR.</p>
<p>Leadership positions are always helpful (don't be dumb and pick secretary like me though!). </p>
<p>Model UN may be helpful if you have that at your school.</p>
<p>Being involved in things that show your interests is one step, but you also have to make sure you explain on your app what makes those things so meaningful to you.</p>
<p>haha, I'm in FBLA, and I must admit, it seems more like a cult than anything. </p>
<p>As for the jobs, I'm not expert on this at all, but I would assume a job that shows you can take initiative. I have friends who say internships are better (working for skills instead of money) and they're often just awesome opportunities. Do you have an internship program where you go to school?</p>
<p>Well, where I live, there are so many attorneys. I assume if you wrote an attorney in your area a letter about a summer internship (most likely you'd be doing a lot of filing, but it wouldn't look bad on a college app) you'd be able to find one willing to possibly give you that opportunity (they like the free labor, haha). I had a friend who did an internship with a lawyer, and she got to go to court, research cases. It was definitely a beneficial opportunity for her. </p>
<p>Also, I thought of a few more activities I know my school and community has that might be comparable to something near you:
Mock Trial
several Youth Leadership activities (associated with local government...look around for these, for some reason my school often "forgets" to inform people of these opportunities)
Work-Study</p>
<p>Zav, sorry I didn't see this thread sooner, I would have responded. I got into ILR during ED.</p>
<p>I didn't have any ECs that showed a specific interest in ILR. Mine ECs included:
Marching Band (Drum Major)
Sunday School Teacher
Gig Drummer
Restaurant Work
Mock Trial</p>
<p>Instead of trying to find how those things related to ILR, I shoed how I would use ILR's program to my advantage. I did not reference any of my ECs in my essays, but gave specific examples of what I would like to do while in ILR (i.e. 5 year MS, study abroad, etc.), and threw in a few ideas of what I could possibly be doing after graduation. I do not think any EC will score you a spot in ILR, but I think if you have the desire to be there, and can display that in your essay, the adcoms will see that, and will do what they feel is right for you. </p>
<p>I think a job can help your admissions experience, even if it does not "demonstrate your interest in ILR." It shows that you are willing to do some extra work that is not required. If you are able to land an internship or career shadow, that could be an amazing experience which can help you focus your career interests, or simply eliminate a career you had been considering.</p>
<p>Hope this helped, if not you can send me a private message w/ a more specific question on here, or on AIM (sn: pnoonan2010).</p>
<p>ilr does like to see relevant EC's, especially for borderline applicants. The admissions officers want to see that you're actually interested in what ilr has to offer, and not just interested in the extremely high acceptance rate into law school.</p>
<p>"activities" should be loosely defined, however. They can range from taking social science based courses, to mock trial, business clubs, law internships, business internships, social work, etc. This can be shown by exceptional performance in classes like economics, history, and psychology. You can discuss something like the fact that you love problem solving among people and conflict resolution. If you lack EC's use your essays to prove you have an interest. </p>
<p>A job is a job - dont stress over it affecting admissions decisions.</p>
<p>Hi Zav! My d is soph in ILR. She didn't have any specific ILR type EC's either. Did take AP History, AP Psychology etc. was summer camp counselor, and involved with band and key club. What I think helped her the most was visiting Cornell and doing the ILR Admission Tour. She also did Human Ec. Tour as she was not sure which school she was going to apply to. Maybe it was her lucky day, but on the day of the tour there were only 3 kids "touring". She asked alot of questions as she wanted to know if she would be better off in ILR/ Organizational Behavior classes vs. Human Ec/psychology. Just showing her knowledge about Cornell and truly wanting to find the right fit for her might have made her acceptance happen. Of course she had fine SAT's and ranking but I think speaking with admission staff really helped her. On the same day that she went to Human Ec., there were over 30 kids on that tour so it was probably a good thing that she liked ILR better. As you said that you are also interested in business and ecomomics you may want to check out the AEM program in CALS too. I thought I read that new applicants will be able to apply to more than one program- but I am not sure if that is going to take effect next year. Good luck</p>
<p>thanks for all the great responses...I will certainly focus on how I will use the school of ILR to its potential, instead of focusing on business-related ECs that I have already participated in.</p>
<p>^^ yeah, that^^ haha... gomestar, you're doing the 5 year thing as well, right? I can't imagine a better deal than a Bachelor's and Master's degree (Master of Science, nonetheless) in only 5 years.</p>
<p>i am interested in the ILR too and i am just stuck on my supplement essay....all these informations helped me alot.....thank you...
but still want more advicesssss</p>
<p>gomestar, I know you transferred into ILR as a sophmore. How easy hard is it to transfer credits? The ILR curriculum also seems somewhat specific, so were you still required to take the introductory courses normally taken by freshmen? Are there any transfers who are sophmores but actually have freshmen standing b/c of lack of fulfilled requirements for ILR?</p>
<p>In general, Cornell and ILR are pretty stingy with transfering credits. They really want to make sure that if you're going to have a Cornell degree, you know things just the way they taught you. </p>
<p>However, I've never known anybody that's transfered in as a sophomore then had freshmen standing. In fact, I know people who entered as juniors and are still set to graduate on time. Typically, your first semester as a transfer will be full of required courses. They usually place you into these classes to get them out of the way to free up your junior and senior years ... freshmen usually take these classes over a span of 4 semesters, but without electives and such, it'll only take you a semester or two to "catch up." One thing that is highly suggested is to talk with admissions and they will guide you to which courses to take. Although ILR is very strict about ILR-specific classes, it's highly suggested that you take classes such as Micro and Macro economics, two intro writing classes, a science, a history, foreign languages, etc. These are classes that all ILR students will have to take, but will likely transfer easily from another school so take them! Stuff like the econs and writing classes are required for freshmen, but ones that you can most likely take at your current school. Admissions can tell you what classes you currently have that will transfer as well. </p>
<p>Good luck!!! Come to transfer day on November 3th!</p>
<p>Thanks! You're definitely one of the most knowledgeable ppl on this board. It's interesting you mention transfer day b/c it's one day before I'm scheduled to retake the SAT's! This gets me thinking - if you're applying transfer, do your SAT's really matter that much at all? Because I remember reading that xfer applicants who never took it don't have to and submit scores at all.</p>