Food Science @ Cornell?

jnsjac
Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:05:13 +0000

I’m a junior in Cornell Food Science, so I know a bit about the department. The faculty is incredible, there are so many great opportunities, and the department has such a great community feeling. I highly recommend applying here.

To give you an idea of the opportunities available, I’m doing undergraduate research, I’m part of the Food Science Club and Product Development Team, and I’ve already had 2 internships (both in Europe.) It’s a growing field and it’s going to be extremely important in the next few years because of the food crisis. There are SO many job opportunities that students usually have 3-4 job offers by the time they graduate with a Bachelors Degree. (But I plan on getting my Masters and PhD in Food Science). Plus the median salary for food science graduates is very, very attractive.

Although food science might sound like it’s all about cooking, it’s actually very challenging and it really is a science-based major. [even though we do get to cook ]. There are lots of different areas you can specialize in, such as chemistry, engineering, microbiology, beer/wine making (yes, they are considered “foods”), sensory (flavor science), food safety, cancer research, international agricultural development, etc. Come visit the department and you can learn more!

But the best part is that the material we learn is so interesting and I love learning about it. I couldn’t say the same for most other majors…

I hope that helps :)