<p>Hi Guys! </p>
<p>I've been looking through the posts and I haven't seen many Hotel Apps. (I know they only had 700 last year). I was really interested to see that last year, 1 in 3 men were accepted to Hotel Administration. </p>
<p>How did the interview go? Any tips? Mine is on Thursday.</p>
<p>I feel like a broken record, but you're new, so I'll reiterate. :) </p>
<p>Be prepared to be grilled on any experience you have had in the hospitality industry. They love to learn of specific instances where you gained knowledge on the job. This is probably the most important element of your interview. Come with a list of questions if you really want to look prepared, and I'd recommend handing your interviewer a resume since he/she won't have anything in front of them at the time.</p>
<p>Percentage-wise, the Hotel School is not the easiest to get into, it's just one of the smallest of the seven colleges. So "only 700 apps" doesn't mean much in the scheme of things. Being male, however, does. But keep in mind they take about one third of the class through ED.</p>
<p>Good luck, and let us know how your interview goes!!</p>
<p>Hey good luck on your interview! Are you having it on campus?
My tip is to be yourself, speak clearly, and be confident! To be honest, the interview protocol isnt really set. It really just depends on who you end up getting for an interviewer. I agree, do bring your resume. Half of the times they just briefly ask you about your work experience/other activies. He/she will probably ask what you're interested in (heading career wise). Don't freak out, the interviewers are all professors, and the professors here are pretty laid back and are all great people. Let me know how it goes, and who you end up speaking with!</p>
<p>The interview is in the woman's office near where I live. We'll see. I'll give you an update.</p>
<p>Chrysanthemum, are you a current student? How do you like the Hotel School?? :)</p>
<p>Yes, I'm currently a happy hotelie! It is seriously THE best school you could go to, not just in this field, but in a college education. The people are amazing and everyone knows each other, the teachers all know you by name. One thing I love is that there are no "separations" between grades, everyone is a friend, its really true that we're a tight knit community. If you had asked me where I was going to be going to college the summer before senior year, I would never have imagined going here, nevertheless an ivy league libral arts school, but I can't imagine not being here now.</p>
<p>how do hotelies usually fare after graduation?</p>
<p>Thanks for the great info! I'm soo excited I can barely wait for August. :) :) :) Have you enjoyed the Hotel School classes you've taken so far?</p>
<p>i just hope it isn't a weak major that people will ridicule.</p>
<p>If you are worried about what people are going to say, you should reconsider the school. Bash away people, I couldn't be happier to attend the best college for hospitality administration in the world.</p>
<p>Hotelies have so many amazing opportunities, I almost want to say your choice of jobs is handed to you on a platter when you graduate. When people in other majors say stuff like, I've never seen a hotelie work, bla bla bla, I find it really amusing. If you think that you'll have an easy ride as far as the work goes, think again. The work is intense in a different sense of the matter. What you're learning are things that you will definitely use every day of your business career ahead. We're not wasting time here, you're learning things you definitely need to know and its so practical and real world related. What I love is that regardless of what grade you may get, I guarantee that you take away important information with you from every class, where when you're out of school, you're like, wow I know how to do this, I know how the real corporate world functions. And this all happens even within finishing just one semester here. Many of my friends that are in the CAS or CALS or even ENG, I can tell them stuff I've learned and its way more practical that they things they've already learned in the same time I've been studying as a freshman. Its wonderful!</p>
<p>wow chrys you're making me even mooooore excited for next year! Could you describe the typical courses that freshmen take first and second semester. Also, what type of work is it that go along with the courses?</p>
<p>freshman year there are core reqs that are going to be assigned to you first and second semester. Depending on which "block" you start in, you'll either start out in the microecon for the service industry/managerial communications set or the hotel ops/food and beverage/financial accounting set. Either way, by the end of the first year you'll have taken each of these courses in addition to microcomputing and dean lecture series. Deans lecture is basically a weekly lecture of really renowned, mostly hotel grads, alumni who are in high positions right now. Microcomp is all that "fun" stuff about both computer programs like excel, powerpoint, word, and then the technical stuff of computer programming functions.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the info, chrys. It's really exciting to hear about the practicality of the courses we'll be taking! Have you worked at the Statler or done any internships yet?</p>
<p>I'm a hotelie hopeful...I applied to the hotel school regular decision. I had my interview on campus in January, absolutely loved it there. I hope my expirience working at a hotel will compensate for my low SAT scores...</p>
<p>i also wanted to enquire about the 800 hour internship requirement before graduation, it seems like a LOT. Is it hard to find placement for summer positions?</p>
<p>chrysanthemum !
Do you guys have to take math or science as you know, like a general requirement or something?
OR do you guys just take core courses????</p>
<p>Any hotelies accepted, yet??</p>
<p>YUP! I was accepted ED. So this may be an inisignificant question buuuuuut....How often do the hotelies have to dress up and look all professional and snazzy? because Im thinkin that part of my wardrobe is gonna need some help. </p>
<p>Come back chrysanthemum or any other hotelie!</p>
<p>I was accepted ED, too! :) I think we have to have nicer clothes to wear for the Distinguished Lecture Series on Fridays during the Fall semester. Not 100% sure about that, though. Any newly accepted '09 hotelies on the boards?</p>