<p>My daughter is very interested in the Hotel Mgmt program; I can't find anywhere just how different the admissions profiles are. The college counselor at her school thinks she has a decent shot, but she certainly isn't likely to get 2300 on her SAT's and I have no idea how all of you guys have as many AP classes as you say. Her school is a highly competitive private school in the Bay Area (normally in the Newsweek top 150) and her weighted GPA is 4.08 which puts her at about the top 10% (her school doesn't rank). Any ideas?</p>
<p>If she has a <em>passion</em> for the hospitality industry, her stats are in line. An interview is required for the hotel school. My suggestion would be to visit and interview on campus. I realize you are on the wrong coast to make that an easy thing to do ... but the interview is important and the right fit in this situation is vital.</p>
<p>PM me if you want more info. My son just finished his first year in Hotel.</p>
<p>Thank you, cnp. In re-reading this, I see I said "private" school; (my bad)-- I meant "public" school. We took the tour at Cornell over Thanksgiving, so my daughter knows she needs to still do an interview. As soon as I figure out how to "pm" (I'm a real newbie at this!) I will contact you. Thanks for your input!</p>
<p>i'm guessing your daughter goes to lynbrook or monta vista? hahah.</p>
<p>Actually she's at Campolindo.</p>
<p>oh.. re-read what you wrote and it said PRIVATE, not public. my bad. haha.</p>
<p>kathyc, im going to PM you with some info you may really like :)</p>
<p>monta vista >>>>> lynbrook ;) (Class of '03)</p>
<p>As for the original question, the Hotel School values interest and experience in the hospitality industry greatly and will take someone with a lesser SAT score if they demonstrate those things.</p>
<p>dande114- if you have that information, coudl you pm it to me too? thanks. </p>
<p>norcalguy- LYNBROOK > monta vista. haha. (class of '08) =]]]</p>
<p>sure :)</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>Thank dande1114!! =]]</p>
<p>oh shoot. can any of you guys send it to me too.. im a future hotelie also..</p>
<p>here is the link:</p>
<p>look at the ACT and SAT scores of the hotel school compared to the others. but REMEMBER: The hotel school prizes EXPERIENCE and thus just because you have low scores does not mean you have a better chance of being admitted to the hotel school compared to the other colleges at Cornell...each is looking for something unique in terms of admissions.</p>
<p>here is the document:</p>
<p>dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf</p>
<p>Hmm, the hotel school picks the people who they would believe that would best benefit from getting an education from the school...(aka the most likely to become hotel restaurant owners/franchisors, hospitality fiance related people, hospitality marketing or IS, and many other hospitality related fields such as law, HR and real estate development. The best thing you can really do to help your chance (I think at least) is to tell them why exactly you want to be there. </p>
<p>They also really emphasize on personality---since many of the management aspect of the industry (not as much accounting and finance) is much more interpersonal...[people who network usually have a great chance of sucess in business] the hotel school really wants people who are not just academically smart but socially intelligent too. </p>
<p>In terms of grades and SAT, I feel like its just sorta a general guideline to make sure you are not failing out of cornell (1200-1300)...There are still a descent number of people who gets admitted in other schools with those stats if they show something really special about them, my friend got a 1200 or a little bit above 1800 (new SAT) and she is doing better than anyone else I know. </p>
<p>Okay, bottom line, hotel administration is a great program that offers many different career path, the classes prepare you well for any type of business (esp hospitality). But what I really liked about the program is the fact that it has a really strong alum based system. I was debating between AEM and hotel for a bit and I decided to pick hotel just based on that.</p>
<p>Apple, thanks for the insight. I can understand how important personality is in this industry. I am concerned about this because my daughter has her heart set in working in hospitality, yet she is still pretty shy. I am concerned that, because of her shyness, this might not be the industry for her. </p>
<p>Having said that, she is working in the industry (at a major hotel) and she talks with guests all day long, and her bosses seem to like her (they can't wait for her to be done with school so she can work more hours). Her teachers love her as well, and she insists that she interacts with them just fine.</p>
<p>It's just that she is not one of those bubbly, talk to anyone, kind of people. Maybe she will be less shy as she gets older, but my husband has always been a little uncomfortable in social situations, and I can see the same personality traits in my daughter. I've tried to get her to think about studying business in general (my husband and I are both accountants), but she said she would rather die than do that! :-) She really has her heart set on hospitality!</p>
<p>So I guess my question is this: Can a person be inherently shy an still be successful in this industry? Are there any less than very outgoing people at the Hotel School? Thanks!</p>
<p>Justamom...</p>
<p>I understand your concern. There are some jobs that requires alot of interpersonal skills to obtain (GM at major hotels and restaurant). Since those positions are usually obtained from the lower levels (supervisors and managers) up, it is much harder for people to get those jobs without the bubbly personality. However, much of the hospitality requires more brain than just mere personality. For example, event planning, Information science, marketing, finance and real estate requires much more brain than just personality. Idk if you seen this but <a href="http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/prospective/undergrad/admissions-info2006.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/prospective/undergrad/admissions-info2006.pdf</a></p>
<p>Becuase she has good work ethics, she will also probably suceed in the hotel school since grades are really important in many of the above mentioned fields, so dont worry, if she really has passion, then she can and will suceed.</p>
<p>In terms of admission, because she is working in the industry and has passion for hospitality...she should be fine. She also has decent grades and a good SAT score. To improve her chance, just show that she really really really want to be there and WHY she wants to be there. I would also recommend applying early decision. If she has her heart set on hospitality, Cornell is a GREAT choice. It's ranked the best hospitality program in the country and people come out of it very sucessful. Cornell also offers many resources which i am sure you already know about. Additionally, if she applied ED she doesn't have to go through the agony of waiting for all her other decisions.</p>
<p>Does anyone know where I can find the hotel school/administration rankings? Cause I heard some people say Purdue is #1 and I heard UNLV and NYU's SCPS is pretty good too.So, I was wondering if there was a list anywhere...I tried googling it. Thanks!</p>
<p>Also, I couldn't get an internship at a hotel this summer. And all I have for hospitality experience is Subway and I'm working as a hostess right now at a japanese retaurant...got any tips ppl?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure Cornell is #1...</p>
<p>Apple...</p>
<p>Thanks so much, you made me feel great! She really does have a passion, and she really wants to study hospitality in college, despite my trying to suggest other options. If the school doesn't offer hospitality, she's not interested. Also, she has extensive travel experience, and that has added to her passion for the industry.</p>
<p>She will apply to Cornell ED, and her stats are in line, I think, with the exception of her SAT (only 1270 and 1870) good in math, bad CR. She is trying the ACT again (27 first time w no studying) and hoping for a better score, except standardized tests have never really been her thing.</p>
<p>All her EC's have been hospitality related, so hopefully her passion will shine through! Thanks again for all of your help!!</p>