<p>I'm applying to Cornell ED this fall, and i was originally thinking of applying to the hotel school (I was planning on concentrating in human resources).</p>
<p>But I keep hearing that Cornell is all about 'fit' and I think in that sense, I might be a better for ILR. I know that Hotel school keeps emphasizing the work experience, which i don't have any of. However, i do have leadership activities, rigorous HS curriculum, and of course, passion for human resources, which ILR seems to look for.</p>
<p>So if my ultimate goal is to pursue human resources in hospitality, and with ILR top notch at human resources, am i better off at ILR, or should i still try for hotel school? Cornell is my absolute first choice, and I really want to get in.</p>
<p>If anyone can list some advantages/disadvantages for both, that would be great!</p>
<p>If you want to do HR in any field, ILR is the better fit for you. Companies don't hire HR people because they know the hospitality industry; they hire them because they know HR.</p>
<p>If you dont have any hospitality experience its virtually impossible to get into hotel even with perfect scores and a perfect gpa. ILR sounds like a better way to go but your gonna need ec's that back it up as well.</p>
<p>What kind of ecs do ILR students have? I have leadership positions in 3 councils that I have been actively involved in for two years. And when I checked the requirement grid for ILR, it said something about having to send in a resume to the office? How does this work? Am i supposed to list my ecs that I put on common application again? (i've never done a resume before)</p>
<p>And the ILR website says that ILR is the only school in america that offers an undergrad education in the 'world of work'. But what confuses me is that don't other business schools like Wharton at UPenn allow students to major in HR as well?</p>
<p>Well for me im applying to ILR ED next year and i have leadership activities in LD Debate, I'm Captain of Varsity X-C and Track, President of a Financial Club I founded that raises money for cancer research, and im interning for the afl-cio this soummer all while holding down a part time job at a local cafe so I think i got the fit for ILR pretty much down. Honestly as long as you have some kind of leadership and work experience it would count as a big plus. Granted i havent been accepted to ILR yet and its still gonna be tough for me (gpa's not too great) so take my words with a grain of salt. Lastly ILR is one of the only programs of its kind in the world (very unique in its approach to labor studies) and is certainly not offered in a similar fashion at any other biz school I know of.</p>
<p>What miktau said is not necessarily true. If you don't have hospitality experience, you will be at a disadvantage. But no, I dont think its "impossible" to get in. You will just have to show your passion. See Accept100, if you like hotel related HR (ie labor union with housekeeping or hotel training and development) then hotel school may be a better fit.</p>
<p>I think the real question you should be asking yourself is not which one is this or that but do you like hospitality. If you love hospitailty (hotel/restaurant/managed services) then Hotel is better. But if you just want to do HR, then don't waste your enegery and credits taking culinary or restaurant management becuase you won't do well in what you don't like.</p>