<p>I'm looking for opinions on Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, and whether or not you get your money's worth there. I understand that it is the most prestigious and respected school in the hospitality field, but I couldn't help but be disappointed by its career placement statistics.</p>
<p>I haven't applied or been accepted yet (I'm a junior), but my parents are a little less than enthusiastic about the prospect of spending $34,000 annually on tuition for four years at the Hotel School.</p>
<p>I just want to know what any current hotelies might have to say about this, but outside opinions are very welcome, as well! I'm looking at college as an investment and I want it to go far. The statistics I've seen have me worried that Hotel School is a bit of a waste. Thoughts?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that that's around an average 1st salary for Cornell. Then u also have ur signing bonus in some instances. Going to the #1 college in a field is worth it if u love the major. I could not think of anything better than going to the #1 college where my passion drives me to thrive and love what I do. It would seem like a dream come true for someone into hospitality. </p>
<p>Do you have comparisons w/ other hotel schools. I'd guess the major itself would be around there. I'm not sure how other schools place people but I'm guessing that the starting salary for hotel is normally around there and can't be avoided. Always having the #1 hotel degree on ur resume and getting all those connections in the industry (which is probably amazing, there are about 1/4 million living Cornell alumni, and it is probably easy to be connected to those in the hotel industry) would be AMAZING. I could see the hotel industry alumni being rather close knit and having lots of connections. I donno I guess we need to get some hotel majors on here to answer.</p>
<p>Salary in any hospitality-related job will go up very quickly. You may start out in Operations only making 40k or less, but with a Cornell degree, some hard work, and a decent amount of networking you'll start moving up in the chain and your salary will go up accordingly. Trust me, you won't be making less than 50k for the rest of your life.</p>
<p>i dont mean to sound ignorant or anything, but i've always wondered...what exactly do you learn in the hotel school? like hospitality, ok but what is that, and do you really need 4 years to learn about that?</p>
<p>It's a business school with a focus on a specific industry -- hospitality -- but that includes hotels, restaurants, golf courses, casinos, real estate development etc.</p>
<p>I have hear of people who use the business sense in the hotel school just to go into business as well and never really touch the hospitality industry at all? this true?</p>
<p>you dont actually work at a hotel or casino after attending hotel school, do you? you can get a job in somewhere else in the business school, right? or apply to business school or even law school?</p>
<p>well, if you are "open" to everything and interested in business, AEM is a much better choice because you dont have to take stupid required courses like you do in hotel. You REALLY dont have a flexible schedule in hotel.</p>
<p>Dude ur 22. If u r making that much the first day of ur job imagine how much ull make in the years to come. What did u expect? Get the bigger bucks w/ graduate degrees if that's wat u r looking for. Plus if ur passionate n diligent u will move right up the chain.</p>
<p>My problem with the school is that it seems as though many of its graduates do not persevere and pursue a career in hospitality. I think it seems wasteful to spend so much on hotel school and take courses on cooking and plunging toilets if you aren't necessarily going to stay in the field after college. I'm wondering if it would be more advantageous to study business or something related if you want to be involved with hotels/real estate/entrepreneurship.</p>
<p>Andre Balaz, the hotelier who owns The Mercer and the Chateau Marmont, went to Cornell. But he didn't attend the Hotel School. He studied humanities.</p>
<p>Besides that, of everyone I know who has attended hotel school, they either are making very little money (years and years after graduation) or are pursuing another degree, such as law. So why spend the money to go to hotel school if you are going to do law after? Why not get a more practical degree, and then study law?</p>
<p>If they're not teaching how to plunge a toilet, they damn well should be. I know when I stay at a hotel I want the toilet to be in pristine working condition.</p>