<p>I guess it's really early, but I've already begun thinking about what I'd like to do, career-wise. Next year, I'm going to be a GT to the ILR School; I think it's going to be a great fit ("people-side" of business), and I'm really looking forward to it. </p>
<p>But at the same time, I'm also really interested in Cornell's hotel management school. I'm a big fan of the hospitality industry (but NO regrets about ILR, I like that a lot too), and it's certainly a field I am interested in. </p>
<p>So... often, do (undergraduate) Cornell grads usually apply/get-accepted to DIFFERENT graduate schools? Or would it be possible, say, to do undergraduate Cornell ILR and graduate Cornell hotel management? Is that not suggested/recommended? Because from my observation, it seems most "branch out" and go to different schools, but IMO Cornell has the best ILR school in the nation, and Cornell also has the best hotel school in the nation. And, I think if armed with an ILR + hotel background from Cornell, that'd be pretty good. What do you think?</p>
<p>I just don't know if I'm supposed/encouraged to do both undergrad + grad at the same school, but I can't help if both are the best in the world :)</p>
<p>I know alot of Cornell undergrads end up at Cornell for grad work, I'm just not sure about the cross school thing. It's totally possible, take several undergrad hotel classes while you're in ILR, there'll be plenty of room in the schedule. This way, you'll get some hotel experience under your belt (demonstrates interest), get the classes on yoru transcript, but still have the advantages the ILR degree can give to undergrads.</p>
<p>Oh, I think I'm just confused by what you mean by "cross-schooling". I mean doing undergrad (3 years: I'm a GT) @ Cornell ILR, and afterwards graduate school @ Cornell hotel management. But I didn't know you could sort of mix-and-match different courses from different schools all whilst undergrad! </p>
<p>But you say that you know "a lot" of Cornell undergrads who stay at Cornell for grad, so that's reassuring. Does Cornell's graduate admissions give any sort of "preference" (like "legacy" status lol) for being an undergrad at Cornell? I wonder what the stats are like.</p>
<p>I got my BA from Cornell, and then a PhD in the same department. In between, though, I got a Master's degree from the University of Chicago. </p>
<p>If you're going to stay in the same field or move to a closely-related field, most professors think it's a good idea to get a different perspective from another school. </p>
<p>On the other hand, professors who already know you and your work may be eager to have you stay on. </p>
<p>Many graduate school admissions committees are made up entirely of professors, so when you're ready to apply, you can just ask them how they feel about it.</p>
<p>If you have (and can articulate) a very good reason to stay, then certainly go for it. For example, if were interested in hospitality personnel administration, then ILR would be a great background; UNITE-HERE is a very powerful union in hospitality (and its chief, Bruce Raynor, is an ILR alum), and having skills for dealing both with unions and hotel management lies at the intersection of both colleges.</p>
<p>"...and having skills for dealing both with unions and hotel management lies at the intersection of both colleges."</p>
<p>Exactly! That's why I'm beginning to get interested in ILR + hotel management background all at Cornell. I'm thinking either about that, or going for an MBA/marketing afterwards, but then again, that's a LONG ways away from now...</p>