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Some kids do an IR concentration. If you want to get into doing something like that, your main areas of focus should be labor law and collective bargaining. There is a popular class on collective bargaining in the sports industry which you’d probably be in interested in. As for languages, you can take them just like any other Cornell student and your success will ultimately depend on how much effort you put into it.</p>
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Freshman and sophomore years at ILR are comparatively very easy than they are for a typical pre-med or engineering major. I didn’t feel stressed out that much at all during the first two years, which helped me in my transition to the final two.</p>
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ILR is a small school so it’s pretty cliquey. You shouldn’t have much of a problem making friends. There are your super conservative and super liberal kids, but most kids are pretty normal. Some are nerdy, others couldn’t care less about what they’re learning. As for global minded, I don’t think that’s really characteristic of the ILR student body in general.</p>