<p>I am interested in a career in Hospitality... somewhat. It's not a life goal or passion but it's certainly a legitimate interest. On the other hand, if I don't end up doing something in that industry, would it be better to go to a more typical business school? (this is for undergraduate)</p>
<p>contrary to what its name my suggest, the school of hotel administration offers way more than hotel administration. thanks to the crazy alumni network and broad range of concentrations, graduates end up reputable experience in completely different fields. my interviewer, for example, ended up becoming a lawyer for a successful dotcom firm in san francisco. i encourage you to look further into it.</p>
<p>yeah definitely research more into hotel administration and what subjects it will cover. But regardless, if you choose to do undergrad business, unless u go to U Mich, MIT, Berkeley or PENN your looking at going to grad school for business again anyway so it might be nice to do undergrad hotel admin and grad school business</p>
<p>Thanks for the ideas. I'm kind of set on not going to grad school until I get some work experience? (I'm sure getting an MBA will happen no matter what) I don't know if that's what you mean by "anyway"</p>
<p>Oddly enough, of the core classes that we are required to take at the hotel school, a large portion of it is finance-related. There's a lot on management too :)</p>
<p>hotel school is an amaaazing department, and it definitely covers a wide range of topics. hotel students seriously get flooded with networking opps and internships during the summer. if you dont want to do something in hospitality, AEM is also another major to consider</p>
<p>do alot of folks use the hotel school marketin/finance/management and go on to other business related jobs outside of hospitality?</p>
<p>you can practically go ANYWHERE from hotel. there have been pre-med hotelies, albeit very few of them. the key to getting into any field is to make the right connections, which you should start doing freshman year. hotelies in particular pay close attention to resumes and cover letters, and rely heavily on experience.</p>
<p>Thanks! Hmm... what's AEM stand for?</p>
<p>AEM = applied economics and management</p>
<p>Aha. And that, I assume, is from the College?</p>
<p>yea, hotel school also has a 300 level course called advanced napkin folding (this is not a joke). If you want business, go for AEM or PAM or ILR.</p>
<p>PAM? whats that?</p>
<p>AEM is in CALS
PAM is in Human Ecology...PAM = Policy Analysis and Management</p>
<p>hey come on that class on advanced napkin folding is for a great, luxurious restaurant setting :P leave us hotelies alone :(</p>
<p>I'm kind of surprised at what The Madden Bus said. Do you honestly think that we are paying $40,000 a year to just learn napkin folding? I think you're jumping to conclusions too quickly because the real estate, law and finance classes we're taking are just as important. And if we graduate with all that and can tell the difference between a Bird of Paradise and Avienna fold and if it's a Californian or an Alsace pinot then power to us.</p>
<p>MissBarbara: You have said in other postings that you are also interested in law or business. If you don't have a burning desire to go into hospitality at all costs, blow off Hotel School at Cornell. Sure, it's a good education, sure you could do other things with it, sure Cornell is the creme de la creme. But it's not an optimal launchpad to get into other fields, in my opinion.</p>
<p>LOL. Hotelies get so defensive every time you even hint at the hotel school being, umm, let's be tactful and say not as time consuming as majoring in Chemistry or Electrical Engineering (or any science based major for that matter). I'm not trying to attack the Hotel School, it's no doubt the best of it's kind anywhere, but the op is interested in business, therefore his/her interests would be better served in AEM, ILR or PAM (Policy Analysis and Management as aforementioned).</p>
<p>or, a solid economics major in CAS!</p>
<p>then don't think about the hotel school if you don't like it.</p>