<p>I want opinions outside of the Cornell board. Do you think that upon graduation employers and grad schools (law and business) will view this major as a joke?</p>
<p>ILR is VERY well respected. Try sending a PM to gomestar. He is a student there. ILR is the best there is in that field.</p>
<p>stringa- Have you studied the ILR curriculum and what do you think about it ??
My kid is in ILR so I have seen your posts on the Cornell boards.<br>
I’ll assume you have also studied the ILR curriculum by now, as I know you were provided a link to it.
so why would anyone consider ILR a joke when course requirements include micro/macro economics, statistics, labor and employment law, collective bargaining, and many required electives in writing, science and technology (etc. etc) and of course the Cornell swim test.??</p>
<p>I don’t think anyone on these boards can allay all your concerns- so my advise is to visit Cornell and go to an ILR admission session.</p>
<p>Honestly, the ILR curriculum does not work for everybody. You do need to have an interest in the Labor movement. ILR is a multi-faceted major including the study of the sociological/economic impact of work and society.
If this area does not interest you, or if you think this knowledge is viewed negatively by grad and law schools, I do not think ILR is a good match for you.</p>