<p>Ummm... how about Penn Nursing? Does that sound like the "ivy thing to do" to any of you? At least the hospitality industry is one of the most lucrative and fast-growing industries in the country and Cornell's school stands atop the heap as the standard of excellence. </p>
<p>... Or we could all stop comparing ivy league ***** sizes and accept that some people want to run hotels and some want to be nurses and Cornell and Penn are both superb options for those people.</p>
<p>bongoboy: dude, don't diss Penn nursing. It's ranked very high (maybe even top) and nursing is a respectable profession. That wasn't cool and what do you mean it's not the "ivy thing to do?"</p>
<p>Fair enough, all I'm saying is you can focus on that stuff after college and I think it would be more fun to do less vocational subjects while in college - but thats just my opinion.</p>
<p>I do think it's a respectable profession, bongo, but I also think the hospitality industry is important to our daily lives. I was simply adopting the words of one of your peers when I talked about the "ivy thing to do." I personally think the "ivy thing to do" is not hand out athletic scholarships, play other ivy league schools, and be old and excellent. Cornell's Hotel School IS ranked #1. </p>
<p>I don't have a problem with Penn's nursing school. I think schools should do just what Cornell's and Penn's schools are doing: teach. Both schools do it superbly and that's good enough for me. </p>
<p>People here shouldn't diss Cornell Hotelin' if they don't want Penn nursing dissed.</p>
<p>Madd Stressed, I totally agree with you. The truth is, every decade we move further and further away from that. My passion lies with the Humanities. However, there are people out there who are incredibly career oriented and have very specific passions and goals. Those people translate those endeavors into slightly more vocational educational approaches. More power to them and more money and success for both Penn and Cornell.</p>
<p>Also, if you do some research on Cornell's Hotel School, you will find that it's not as vocational as it sounds. Much of it is business-oriented. It's essentially a business program focused on the booming hospitality industry and its support industries.</p>
<p>I'm a Cornell alum (business program -currently called AEM, it was a different name when I was there). I have seen this post on a few boards and it baffles me. First of all, I don't even get the comparison... you're not comparing apples to apples. Second, you haven't even been accepted to either Wharton or Cornell yet, so just keep your fingers crossed and make your decision in a month. Hopefully you will be in the position to make a decision.</p>
<p>wharton is the best business program on the face of the earth..well at least in the "circles" that matter it is thought of in that fashion..</p>
<p>Do you mean undergrad program haithman?</p>