<p>lol yes, I’ve noticed that from previous posts. (I’ve also noticed ILR’s lack in quantitative prep.) I’m taking Intro to Stats right now and find it all to be very interesting (and useful as I’m headed for a career in business) so I’ll definitely check out advanced stats.</p>
<p>ILR still requires AP calculus and a semester of statistics. And the statistics course prepares most students surprisingly well for their needs. So beyond that, nothing is required, but that said, ILR actually encourages more quantitative coursework by virtue of the fact that math, economics, and accounting courses outside of the ILR school can be applied towards the required ILR credits.</p>
<p>That said, I do think 240 should be taught as calculus based course with a lot of math. Students would benefit a lot from one or two rigorous applied quant courses.</p>
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<p>No. Having required reading for all students is pretty anti-ethical to Cornell’s purpose. But you can take the Great Books sequence in comparative literature and Introduction to Political Philosophy and get everything you need from a ‘Canon’ perspective.</p>
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<p>Basically everything in comparative literature and classics.</p>
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<p>Not really. You can still see the stars from the Slope or the Arts Quad at night. My junior year we experienced some Northern Lights, and had to go up to East Campus to experience a better view.</p>
<p>Hey, so I am entering ILR as a freshman last year, but I am yet to take Calculus (I was in precalc senior year), should I take my freshman year or what?</p>
<p>While calculus is not required for ILR students, I would suggest you take it. There are three ways to satisfy the ILR math requirement: taking calculus, earning AP Calculus credit, or passing a math test that deals mostly with concepts of algebra and geometry.</p>
<p>I suspect most ILR students would tell you to take the math test and never think about calculus again, but I’m of a different opinion.</p>
<p>I think that if you are at all interested in the social sciences, business, or economics, I recommend AT LEAST a semester of calculus. Not only will it be a pre-requisite for a lot of courses, but calculus also helps you to think in ways that aren’t intuitively obvious without a background in calculus. For instance, the concept of a derivative and an integral are important in gaining non-quantitative insights about the world, and I would venture to say that even an English or History major would obtain a lot of the course.</p>
<p>The introductory calculus course at Cornell – Math 111 – is very good. I believe it is limited to 20 students per class, and it is taught by a professor.</p>
<p>Even better, any math courses count towards ILR elective credit, so you would be effectively killing two birds with one stone.</p>
<p>But definitely talk to your faculty adviser when you get on campus.</p>
<p>I would agree with Cayuga that ILR’s stats core used to give you a sufficient background to do basic multivariate analysis, but since they changed the curriculum a couple years ago and now require only one stats course, I no longer think the core’s quite enough. Whatever you take, I’d be sure to come out of ILR being able to fully understand how to clean data, run a multivariate regression, and perform basic diagnostics–and not be limited to Excel. It’s a great skill to pick up, will impress colleagues, and will (hopefully) stay with you forever.</p>
<p>This is true. They keep on changing the bleeping curriculum on me.</p>
<p>If the question “I’m wondering why is Cornell just a means to an end” bothers you a lot, the answer is obvious to me: you belong at a liberal arts college.</p>