<p>I am looking into Cornell and hotel administration seems very interesting but I have some questions. What is the perception of Cornell's hotel administrations school? is it considered to be difficult? Prestigious? Is working in hotels really one's only option after graduation? Is it respected as a program in general outside of the "hotel administration" world? Is it difficult to get into? Are alumni generally successful? basically any info you have would be greatly appreciated...
I have a 32 ACT composite and a 2150 SAT (750 Verbal 750 Writing 650 Math) and they require a SAT II Math, so is math the most important factor in admission?</p>
<p>It's considered the best in the world.</p>
<p>Alright, best in the world in hotel administration, but what does that mean outside of the hotel administration world...I am not sure if that makes sense, maybe it does</p>
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<p>When they say its the Best In the world It simply means that it is ranked && rated as extremely excellent.....You shouldn't really worry about Cornell as a whole ....Just focus on what you're going for....... you're scores are good but Its difficult................Just as NYU stern is difficult.</p>
<p>For hotel administration or hospitality management in general you can't do any better than Cornell. They have have excellent internship opportunities and excellent career placement post graduation.</p>
<p>Hotel administration would be considered a professional school -- like architecture or engineering. If you know it's what you want then Cornell's a great choice. If you're not sure, then do some more research before committing yourself. </p>
<p>What else can you do with a degree in hotel administration? Well, there could certainly be skill transfers to other service related careers, for example international management or marketing to the hospitality industry, but frankly I don't see the point of pursuing this particular route if you're not 100% convinced that you want a career in something related to hospitality.</p>
<p>I'd say that it's definitely in the top 3, but I wouldn't rush to call it the best in the world. </p>
<p>It may be very good education-wise, but I wouldn't say that a small city in upstate NY would be the best place to get practical experience. In hotel administration, the most important thing is who you know and what kind of opportunities you've taken advantage of.</p>
<p>Personally, I'm going to recommend UNLV. It's overall reputation may not be that of an Ivy, but the Hotel Administration programs are extremely strong, and Las Vegas truly is the best city to break into the business. New luxury resorts pop up every month. Internships and opportunities out here are endless. </p>
<p>And to answer your other question - there are many things you can do with the major, aside from actually running hotels. Opportunities can be found in large-scale real estate, financial planning, entertainment planning, architecture, etc. Granted, some would require extra study in school.</p>
<p>In perspective, how does "hotel managment" compare to other professional schools (architecture, engineering ect.) as in income post graduation ect.</p>
<p>Depends. If you can start your own big-name resort/casino, you'll easily make close to 7 figures a year. Possibly more. It really depends on where you open it. </p>
<p>Other related jobs will still make good money, especially in the casinos. The people who work strictly with the business side of things make a fortune (head executives, financial planners, and such). Risk analysts, architects, designers, entertainment planners, marketing people, etc. will make good money too. </p>
<p>Then, if you don't want to work directly with hotels, you can always work for a company that offers them services. For example, my dad's company offers financial services to casinos all over the world (locally, nationally, and internationall). The company specifically sets up casinos with somewhat of a cash advance system. It's profitable. The executives of his division make about $800k a year. </p>
<p>Basically, casino/hotel stuff is something I know a lot about. If you have any other questions, I'll see if I can help you out.</p>
<p>Would working in a hospital at the front desk and in "hospitality" be considered expierence in hospitality close to the same way as working at a hotel?</p>
<p>"Hospitality refers to the relationship process between a guest and a host, and it also refers to the act or practice of being hospitable, that is, the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, with liberality and goodwill. Hospitality frequently refers to the hospitality industry jobs for hotels, restaurants, casinos, catering, resorts, clubs and any other service position that deals with tourists."</p>
<p>So no, I don't think hospitals are included in that.</p>
<p>okay, back to info on the program itself...</p>
<p>good very good</p>
<p>Basically, if you're pretty sure you're going to go into a career in the hospitality field, it's flippin' awesome. But in a more dignified way.</p>
<p>Are there a lot of recruiters?</p>
<p>"It may be very good education-wise, but I wouldn't say that a small city in upstate NY would be the best place to get practical experience." </p>
<p>You do know that Cornell operates a full-service hotel right on campus that's student run, right?</p>
<p>The most successful guy I went to school with at Cornell is a Hotel school grad. He's a pretty well-known guy in certain circles, so I'll say no more.</p>
<p>I can't speak for now, but when I was there, in the end most other students were jealous because hotelies had several job offers all lined up while everyone else was still struggling. And those jobs were often in place like Aruba, etc.</p>
<p>As I recall, they don't shoot for the 800 SAT scorers, more like personality stars who are plenty smart enough and have a well-founded interest in the field. Perhaps evidenced by relevant work experience.</p>
<p>As for practical experience, if you do well maybe you can work at one of the establishments of that guy I mentioned. Last time I was at one it seemed like the whole staff was from the Hotel School.</p>
<p>When I go to Ithaca I usually stay at the Hotel School's Statler.</p>
<p>monydad and norcalguy hit upon most of the things I was going to mention. </p>
<p>As a hotelie, you'll be required to get a few thousand hours of hands on work in the hotel on campus. This is the ideal situation as you will not be doing the grunt work that is associated with many early internships. </p>
<p>to get in, don't worry so much about your scores. Those who make it all seem to have substantial prior experience in the hospitality industry ... either working at a hotel or at a fine restaurant. If you looked up the stats for hotelies, they're among the lowest on campus ... but, this isn't because they're not smart, but rather because admissions cares more about students with experience and genine interest in the field than one who's excellent at math. The essays are also a very important part. </p>
<p>One thing that I must warn you against is the fact that hotelies are kind of "made fun of" on campus ... well, they're known for getting Cornell University credit for spending 2 hours learning bed sheet folding techniques and the rest of their classes are notoriously easy. It's a bit of jealousy from other students who are knee deep in bio chem problem sets or studying for a long engineering prelim. Nobody laughs when the job offers come in, though.</p>
<p>World Changer- my daughter is considering UNLV. Are the hospitality grads as heavily recruited there as the Cornell grads? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>off of what gomestar said, the grading at the Hotel School isnt as easy as people think. All the classes arent "easy A's", especially the Hospitality finance and real estate classes. The school doesnt grade with curves, since its a pretty small program...what you get is what you get.</p>