Advice and Chances For Getting into Hotel School

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<p>I am going to apply early decision next year.</p>

<p>New Jersey
Male
Caucasian</p>

<p>Cr 690, M 720, W 770
Math II 720
UW GPA: 3.72 W GPA: 4.44</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE</p>

<p>Intern
Saveur Magazine, New York, New York</p>

<p>April, 2011 - April, 2011
10 hours/week
Total Hours: 10
Grade 10</p>

<p>Helped the Saveur team with a photo shoot for the May Issue of their well regarded magazine.</p>

<p>Writer
Patch (owned by AOL), Online</p>

<p>March, 2011 - Present
2 hours/week
Total Hours: 60
Grades 10,11</p>

<p>Wrote weekly articles related to cooking for an online newspaper.</p>

<p>Intern
Gramercy Tavern, New York, New York</p>

<p>April, 2010 - Present
8 hours/week
Total Hours: 110
Grades 10,11</p>

<p>Soaked up as much knowledge about hospitality management in one of the best restaurants in America.</p>

<p>Cook
Uproot Restaurant, Warren, NJ</p>

<p>March, 2010 - Present
11 hours/week
Total Hours: 1000
Grades 9,10,11,12</p>

<p>Expanded my culinary knowledge and learned the ins and outs of running a fine dining establishment. (Uproot has received 4 stars from the NY Times, which is the highest a restaurant can get.)</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES</p>

<p>Blog</p>

<p>September, 2011 - Present
2 hours/week
Total Hours: 200
Grades 10,11</p>

<p>Created a blog called, "Aspiring Culinarian", where I write about food. Accumulated over twenty-five thousand page views from readers.</p>

<p>Modernist Cuisine Gala</p>

<p>March, 2011 - March, 2011
5 hours/week
Total Hours: 5
Grade 10</p>

<p>Invited by Nathan Myhrvold to his book launch of Modernist Cuisine. One of a select few to meet him. Notable guests who work in the industry included Marcus Samuelson, Marcel Vigneron, Gail Simmons, and Nate Appleman. </p>

<p>Bocuse D'or USA</p>

<p>February, 2010 - February, 2010
8 hours/week
Total Hours: 8
Grade 10</p>

<p>Made connections with leaders in the industry such as Grant Achatz and Thomas Keller.</p>

<p>Autism Speaks Dinner at Uproot Restaurant</p>

<p>November 15, 2011</p>

<p>Led a team of twenty talented employees at Uproot Restaurant where I came up with the menu, sourced products, and advertised the event. </p>

<p>AWARDS/CERTIFICATES</p>

<p>"30 Under 30 most Futurist Foodies" Awarded by Splash Magazine</p>

<p>June 2011
Grade 10</p>

<p>Was recognized as one of the most futurist foodies under the age of 30 in the whole country. Some other notable winners include Kevin Gillespie and Christana Tosi.</p>

<p>Any thoughts?? Thanks so much. I really appreciate it!</p>

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<p>Teddy DeVico, impressive stuff man. I’ve always wanted to meet T Keller haha</p>

<p>You’re definitely in as far as the Hotel school goes, but I would recommend leaving out some of the less important activities/internships when you’re filling out your application. You want them to focus on the good stuff and not get distracted by everything else.</p>

<p>Do well on your interview, write a solid essay and you’re guaranteed a spot.</p>

<p>Good luck man</p>

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<p>Wow! TONS of work experience which is great. You have some notable awards too. Like the person above me said, just do well on our interview and write a really good essay. Maybe improve on your CR and Math score and GPA, but you’re doing well. What are your classes like? It helps to know if they’re Honors/AP/IB.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the responses jtwinkies and pch340. I am taking mostly honors and ap classes with a few accelerated classes. (accelerated is in between honors and college prep)</p>

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<p>With all your accolades I feel that you have a very high shot at getting into this school. I think if you write a very good essay and keep a high SAT and GPA you will have no trouble getting in</p>

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<p>Your experience is really amazing and your passion is so obviously food. One question. Wouldn’t you be a better fit for the culinary institute?</p>

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<p>I do love cooking and food, however, I am also equally as passionate about service and making people happy. My goal, if accepted into Cornell, is to have a concentration in food and beverage management. Then afterwards, EVENTUALLY become a restauranteur.</p>

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<p>Maybe what you could include in your app is their partnership with the Culinary Institute of America. I’m not sure how much you researched, but this is a pretty well known fact among most applicants (I would assume) and something they bring up at your visit.</p>

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<p>I am well aware of the CIA and Cornell alliance. It is a consideration, assuming I get in, but I feel I would not have enough time for internships or study abroad programs. Plus the extra money will go straight into student loans. I would not make a definite decision until/if I get into Cornell.</p>

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<p>apply as a transfer, and you will get in…</p>

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<p>do you mean go to cia, and then apply as a transfer?
if so, too risky</p>