<p>I was offered a Gt to Hotel for Fall 2009 and I have some questions (1)-Did all deferred ed candidates receive this and why did some receive spring 2009 admission? (2) are their specific courses I should take at my college of choice next year (still undecided) to satisfy the gt requirements? (3) if there a specific transfer counselor for hotel (sems like Ian is the man at ILR) and (4) Is there anything I else should know as a hotel gt?</p>
<p>1) although I can't say I'm the definitive authority on this, it seems like a lot of people have gotten this GT offer in the past. ( I am one)</p>
<p>2) the courses you take in your college next year don't really matter -- what matters is that you maintain a minimum grade the hotel school requires. it does help if you take courses that will help you place out of the distributive elective requirements (courses needed to graduate but have nothing to do with hotels) so that you have more time to focus on the core classes within the hotel school. I took a bunch of psych classes in my first year and I got a lot of credit for distributive electives.</p>
<p>3) Barbara Lang has been the go to person for transfers in the past few years. not sure if she still is.</p>
<p>4) Have fun in your first year -- you still have fun here as the hotelie but the workload is going to be a steeeep adjustment.</p>
<p>thanks so much for the info. I was planning to take psychology, calculus, microeconomics and a writing class. Will these fulfill some of the distributive requirements..any opinions on calculus..thanks again..</p>
<p>Calculus definitely won't hurt but not that relevant either. You will need to take a microecon class here as a core class (these are very hard to place out of) so you might end up doing the class twice. </p>
<p>For more info about which classes you should take, first take a look at this page:
Degree</a> Requirements</p>
<p>Thanks again for your insight- will calculus even count towards my distributive electives? Also, will my Ap score of 5 in micro and macro economics allow me to place out of these classes. I appreciate your bringing up the issue of which courses will actually transfer over because I don't want to arrive at Cornell behind in credits. I was also wondering when I will actually get to meet a Cornell advisor-do they have transfer sessions in the spring following formal acceptance. Finally, can you explain how the process works. Do I submit my grades to Cornell after each semester. I suppose they will need an official transcript. Also, I guess I should have my high school transcript sent over at the end of the year. Thanks again for all your advice.</p>
<p>I can only tell you that there will be transfer sessions (and other events that help bring transfers up to speed with everything from internships to fulfilling credits). Your advisor will be assigned to you when you arrive on campus, I think. You're better off calling up the admissions office about the other questions.</p>
<p>Hi there- I have just three more questions. No one answers when I call the school.</p>
<p>(l) How many credits must a hotel gt take each semester at their ist year college. I believe that I must take 15 credits or mabye it is 30 total;</p>
<p>(2) I am taking an intense writing class my first semester-do you think that this will satisfy the writing requirement at Cornell (I believe hotelies must only take one First Year Writing Seminar); and
(3) If I take courses at a local community college this summer will Cornell accept the credits? </p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>1) The more relevant question may be, what classes should you take that could actually be recognized by Cornell? I did around 32 credits for the whole year prior to transferring and got 30 credits from Cornell (that's the limit); a friend did around the same amount but only got 20 credits transferred. :( Try to get the elective courses that have nothing to do with hotel mgt out of the way first. The Hotel School wants us to do the core classes at Cornell. </p>
<p>2) Your writing class must fulfill a set of criteria before it can be used to replace your second writing requirement. Go to Cornell's website and search for "Knight Institute". That's the webpage that explains the whole procedure and provides the forms for you to fill in.</p>
<p>Thanks Again For Your Insight. Please Confirm That 30 Credits Is The Limit. I Am Coming In With 6 Credits (macro And Macro Ap Scores). I Was Told That My Micro Score Will Allow Me To Place Out Hotel Adminisistration 141 ( I Assume That Your Ap Scores Allow You Both To Place Out And Receive The Credits).</p>
<p>Do These Ap Credits Count Towards The 30 Credit Limit. If So Then I Would Only Be Able To Transfer 24 More Credits. Should I Therefore Take 12 Credits Each Semester At The College I Attend Next Year. Do You Know If I Am Required To Take 15 Credits Each Semester Next Year (or 30 Credits In Total) Even If I Have These Other Credits?</p>
<p>I Am Very Anxious To Hear From You Because I Am Supposed To Be Taking Two Introductory Sociology Courses At A Community College This Summer. The Courses Begin Next Week And They Are Each Three Credits. I Thought That They Would Count Towards My Distributive Elective Requirements, But Now I'm Afraid That These Credits Will Not Be Transferable.</p>
<p>Why Did They Allow Your Friend To Only Transfer 20 Credits? Did She Take The Wrong Classes.
Thanks Again!!!!</p>
<p>I can't exactly confirm that 30 is the limit since I don't work at the student office. You will have to talk to the prof. about placing out of HA 141 as it's a core, and the hotel school is prickly about placing students out of a core (not without reason). </p>
<p>AP credits don't count towards the 30 limit since I got a handful more out of my own AP classes. </p>
<p>Anyway if you have anymore questions call the hotel school. they're usually quite helpful. Good luck.</p>