<p>I found a way is called alternate versions. but for some reason it isnt working. Im just going to try again later today. Hopefully is the whole glitch issue lol</p>
<p>I finally did the alternate version. and all the glitches are now fixed and the app says downloaded. So its cool <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>Ok, everything is copacetic.</p>
<p>I sent an e-mail to Ian and he told me to just call the office to set up an interview (he responded almost immediately). He’ll be giving me a call on the 13th.</p>
<p>Another question: Does anyone know exactly how many concentrations ILR has?</p>
<p>I’ve heard six (although I’m only aware of about two of them) but they’re not listed on the site.</p>
<p>Here they are, you can find them in the academic departments:</p>
<p>New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations</p>
<pre><code>* Collective Bargaining, Labor Law, and Labor History
- Human Resource Studies
- International and Comparative Labor
- Labor Economics
- Organizational Behavior
- Social Statistics
</code></pre>
<p>[Cornell</a> ILR: Academic Departments](<a href=“http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/academics/]Cornell”>Academics) *Hope that helps :)</p>
<p>Cool, thanks a lot.</p>
<p>So–how does everyone feel about their essays?</p>
<p>I know Ironic already described his as fabulous.</p>
<p>well I think my essays are pretty good. I am an honor English student and pretty confident about my writing. (only when I write seriously lol) I’ve asked my friend who is an English major and tutor to look at them, and he said he has nothing to correct my essays except a few commas, whose rules change over time so I’m like whatever. lol I basically talked about my work experience as a Dell representative and how new technology and communication are related and how am I motivated to study.</p>
<p>Good stuff.</p>
<p>My common app essay was opened with a metaphor regarding my need to transfer and the body of the essay elaborated further upon that premise.</p>
<p>My ILR essay was composed of experience about my gubernatorial internship and how conversations there mostly pertain to the inequalities amongst minorities within America. It sounds weird, but I think it connected nicely.</p>
<p>Mechanics wise, I’m satisfied with my essays. I took the highest level English classes in high school and scored perfectly on SAT Writing (save for one multiple choice), AP Lang and Comp, and AP Lit and Comp. I like my “Why Transfer” essay better than my Cornell supplement, mostly because it feels more heartfelt and didn’t have a word limit, so I didn’t feel quite as restricted. But the “Why Cornell essay” was satisfactory.</p>
<p>Subject-wise, I told it like it was. Why transfer? Because I don’t want to do art for the rest of my life. Turns out just because I was the best at art in high school doesn’t mean that’s my destined career, art isn’t satisfying enough, I don’t use my brain, I miss academics, RISD is tiny, the atmosphere isn’t academically competitive but artistically competitive, there’s no real school community (clubs and extracurriculars) because of the small size…</p>
<p>Why Cornell, also very direct. I freely admitted that I focused on art for most of my secondary school career because that’s what I thought I was going into, but also pointed out that I was extremely academically competitive and have always been into science, plus I’m a cat freak. Cornell has a great animal science program/facilities and it’s big, has an awesome atmosphere, blah blah.</p>
<p>why does everyone always think i’m a boy??? i’m a girl! lol</p>
<p>i really do think my essays are fabulous; the only problem is convincing the adcoms that they’re good lol. i spent a lot of time on them and i completely redid them because my fall ones clearly didn’t cut it. i got really personal and i think that will make a huge difference.</p>
<p>academic interest - talked about my experience teaching english in a foreign country and tied it to making connections with people and loving how everyone is different
why transfer - talked about things i loved about cornell academically and otherwise. i put a lot of details
supplement - told the story of how i saved some kid in an earthquake and helped others
short answer - wrote about academic judiciary hearing board</p>
<p>I didn’t call you a girl, did I? Sorry if I did. I always assumed you were a guy.</p>
<p>My worst one was probably the short answer since I didn’t really put much thought into it and realized that it was part of the common app a couple of hours before I submitted it. I just wrote about my experience as a DJ (radio station) and how it’s more about music due to federal laws and legal disputes involving copyrights, slander, etc.</p>
<p>My short answer was all about how much I love cats and my experience with them, ahaha. CALS only had the short answer, the Why transfer, and academic interest essay. I guess I got off easy.</p>
<p>ironicallyunsure, I guess your screenname is androgynous =P</p>
<p>btw, I’m also a girl lol</p>
<p>I always thought you were a guy too, Az.</p>
<p>For the most part, I usually assume that people on internet forums are guys, unless otherwise stated.</p>
<p>Jemma assumed that I was a girl a while ago in one of my old threads.</p>
<p>I thought I did well on my essays. The commonapp one was very personal and explained extenuating circumstances regarding my pre-college academic history. My CALS one was very cornell and program (AEM) specific.</p>
<p>east, i think you should be an english major. but i guess your writing skills will help with all the crazy reading you do for ILR. you average about 200 pages per week reading alone, then there’s quizzes, homework, and other assignments. i could never do ILR lol</p>
<p>and yeah, my name doesn’t really help you at all in figuring out if i’m a guy or girl but i always feel like i type the way i speak, and so i just thought it’d be girly or something lol</p>
<p>Thanks. I’m really glad you liked my essays so much. Hopefully the admissions council will feel the same. </p>
<p>I was actually a journalism major before I switched over to poly sci. I always knew I was going to law school after undergrad but after taking a journalism writing class, I realized that I hated “journalistic” writing so much that I should just switch to something which is actually interesting. Moreover, poly sci was the only major at my college which involved preparation for law school.</p>
<p>As for the reading, I really shouldn’t mind as long as it’s something that’s interesting.</p>
<p>Did you apply to just ILR during the spring semester or did you apply as a double major to ILR and another college in Cornell?</p>
<p>Everybody here sound like the have good essays. :)</p>
<p>Why transfer: I found this part in the Cornell website, it was called helpful tips. It said that for the common app they wanted to learn your thoughts and feeling that is important to you. Something along those lines, so I wrote about my mom and how she inspired me and in the end watching her graduate from mechanical engineering, gave me the courage to go to a university in the US. I think is good. I tailored made it for Cornell, and I emphasized on the extra curricular and career opportunities offers at Cornell. After some help, I did some revisions and I’m confident how it came out. Rating 8/10 </p>
<p>Academic Interest: I wrote about the I went to a conference in Prague. I really went into detail on a particular event, Culture Night, and how seeing so many people from all over the world come together, helped me realize that I wanted to specialize in International Relations. I went into detail of what Cornell offers me academically wise. I also included a picture in the end from Culture Night. I thought it gave it a nice touch. Rating 10/10</p>
<p>CAS Supplement: I had to pick a quote that represented my values and believes. I picked a quote from HP and the Goblet of Fire said by Sirius Black. It said: “If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals,” I wrote about my passion for animals and my extreme distaste for animal cruelty. I figured since I wrote in two essays my love for politics and my wish to become a civil rights lawyer, I should write the CAS Supplement about something else I felt passionate about. Rating 9/10</p>
<p>Short Answer: I wrote about my passion for cooking foods from around the worlds. I contrasted with art. I thought it was cute. Not really deep but I hope it gives the admissions officers a better perspective of me lol. Not sure how to rate this one but Im going with 8.5/10</p>
<p>I would like to thanks Ironic for *her<a href=“lol”>/I</a> help. You really helped me mold it better. I really hope that we all get accepted, if not, that some of us do. Cheer and good luck to everybody.</p>
<p>I know this is silly, but what font did u guys use??? :D</p>
<p>O wait, I read that other post wrong-- Ironic is a girl. O, well I feel dumb now and apparently I can’t read. That does explain the use of the word “fabulous” though.</p>
<p>Maybe I should stop calling you dude.</p>
<p>Anyway, I wouldn’t even feel comfortable rating my essays. I may feel like they’re perfect 10s (which I don’t) but others will undoubtedly feel different. I’d rather have an impartial judge rate them.</p>
<p>And jemma, I used Times New Roman 12 point. </p>
<p>I’m not sure if the common app automatically converts them or not, though.</p>
<p>i never applied to ILR, i’m applying to human ecology as a human development major. i used whatever word automatically picks. calibri i think? something like that. and no problem jemma. you can still call me dude if you want lol</p>