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Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I'm currently a sophomore, and my dream is to get into the Cornell Hotel School.
I know I shouldn't be at the panic mode, and urgently getting prepped for university stuff, but I still really want to find out what would increase my chances of getting in the hospitality major in Cornell. </p>

<p>School:
A regular public school in a really really small town in Vancouver, one Cornell acceptant so far, and might I add, that she was the only Ivy League acceptant from our school :P
Decent grades so far, top 5% of grade, 1-3/100
Planning to take IB courses junior and senior years,
-English HL
-World History HL
-Psychology HL
-Biology SL
-Mandarin SL
-not sure yet... probably math SL
Founder/president of debate club
President of math club
Student council, LEO club (volunteer stuff) MLA</p>

<p>SATs:
Math IIC: 770
Korean: 790 (Korean is my first language, but I came to Canada early,, I'm hoping this doesn't affect my chances too much! :( )
Should I retake these?</p>

<p>EC:
Won a couple debate championships in the US (state/regional tournaments)
Delegate awards from MUN conferences
NFL high school essay contest third place</p>

<p>I know I need volunteer/work experience, but I'm working on it! Is internship at hotels absolutely necessary? I've applied/ asked around at some hotels with a resume and coverletter, but got rejected because of my age and inexperience.</p>

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<p>For the hotel school, I would push hard to get service industry experience, and that doesn’t mean you strictly should be looking at hotels. If I were a Hotelie, I could give you more specific advice, but I’m sure you can figure something out.</p>

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<p>Think “hospitality” not “hotel.”</p>

<p>Can you get a job at a restaurant?
Show dedication and you might get a mini “promotion” or start doing some basic administrative work after a few months. Impress your employer. In no time you have: hospitality experience to write about, leadership in the work place, and a great letter from a non-educator to speak about your out-of-school talents! Best of luck!</p>

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<p>I’m not a hotelie or even heading down that path, but your thread sparked an idea:</p>

<p>-start small, maybe volunteer at a soup kitchen or something to that effect. you might meet someone in food service or just learn a lot about the charitable end of hospitality</p>