<p>i think the 5year thing isnt difficult to do if you come in with AP credits. what makes it hard for regular students is that you have to finish the ILR curriculum very fast and sometimes classes meet at the same times making it difficult. there are plenty of students who graduate from ILR a semester or two early though. </p>
<p>the MBA thing might be good for students who have already worked a bit in the real world. i know a few students were trying to do it, how many have i dont know.</p>
<p>I think the main problem with the 5-year BS. ILR - MBA is that you get more out of an MBA by having work experience, or if you use the MBA to switch careers. It could be for you if you come in with APs, work reasonably hard during the academic year to graduate in 3 years, and get some good summer internships.</p>
<p>MBA is really for students who have had several years of work experience. </p>
<p>And from what I gather, where you go for undergrad isn’t a massive component of the MBA application process (unlike say law school or other MS degrees). It’s all about where you work, what you’ve done, and the GMAT. I’m an ILR grad working for (what once was) a prestigious financial firm and they send students to Wharton, HBS, NYU Stern like crazy. Further, I’m shocked by some of the GPA’s: 3.2 to Wharton? 3.3 to Dartmouth Tuck? The point seems to be don’t pick an undergrad school because you think it’ll get you in to a great MBA program. Pick on fit and then focus on being a well-rounded student and employee.</p>
<p>In general, I’ve heard that they discourage you from it unless you are truly an exceptional talent because a large part of the MBA class is bringing work experience into it, not only for what you give to the class, but for what the class can give back to you as well. </p>
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<p>I would’ve thought exactly the same thing, which is why I was very surprised there weren’t more people going to Chicago and NWU (for either business or law). </p>
<p>Going back to the discussion on law, have any of the ILR kids taken classes at the law school either junior or senior year? Have people thought that this has helped them in law school admissions?</p>
<p>I don’t think my kid took any classes at the law school, but I do know she had the Law and Society minor- and I think that designation is on her transcript.
and I can only pass along info from my kid: after spending 4 winters in Ithaca, she would prefer not to be in another cold climate. All things being equal, she would probably give “an extra point or two” for a school south of NY- so if she has the good fortune of getting admitted to Georgetown and Northwestern- I think she’d go with Georgetown. May not be the best way to pick a law school- but not unheard of either. Don’t think my kid is even applying to U Mich, which I think is a big mistake.</p>
<p>I dont think 1 “law” class will give much of a boost, I’d focus more on a very well-rounded education with classes spanning the liberal arts, writing, mathematics, econ, and a dabble of the hard sciences.</p>
<p>Well personally I’m planning on doing most of my work in econ, english, philosophy, history, poly sci, the ILR classes, and if there’s any room left (which I doubt there will be), possibly some Math or Physics, but the main reason I would take math is if it was a preq for advanced econ classes (Econometrics I think has them). </p>
<p>I was just wondering if the law classes were available, and if people found them useful at all. </p>
<p>And to the previous-previous poster, yeah I can definitely see what you mean about wanting to get away from the cold haha.</p>