<p>I am currently a junior in high school.
I’m very sure I’m going to be working in hotel industry when i grow up.</p>
<p>i know that michigan state has a strong hotel school.
but , i also know that msu is not an academically strong school.( at least compared to emory)</p>
<p>I go to private boarding school in california.
my gpa is 3.6 and i’ll probably get around 2000 on my SAT I.
I’m pretty sure I’ll get into both of them.</p>
<p>is it better to major hotel at msu or business at emory?
I’m afraid that if i end up going to emory, i won’t get a chance to work in hotel industry. </p>
<p>I like emory alot except that it doesnt have a hotel school at all.
thats the only reason i would like to go to msu. </p>
<p>Emory is a top-quality private liberal arts university with a strong pre-medical program (which reflects its renowned medical school). Emory is generally regarded as 3rd of 4th rated private U in the South; behind Duke and, perhaps, Rice (if you’re talking engineering).</p>
<p>Michigan State is one of the better, if not among the best, public U’s, with a number of top programs – hotel (hospitality) administration generally considered neck-and-neck with Cornell’s as THE best. These 2 programs are the oldest 2, founded in the 1920s … well before anyone else. </p>
<p>MSU’s is a large rah-rah, State U. with all the fun and distractions of a major flagship, while also maintaining a strong academic side, as well. It’s loaded with great resources and faculty along with abundant cultural resources and activities, all on a drop-dead beautiful campus adjacent to a lively college town … and true to being a State school, the bulk of students are from Michigan, but there’s a strong national and international presence as well…</p>
<p>Depends on what kind atmosphere you want, in and outside of class. East Lansing MI has a reputation of being a great college town that caters to students. Four-season weather. All kinds of personalities. Emory is an urban school in a suburban setting. While no longer strictly southern methodist in orientation, Emory seems to be fostering a type of mid-Atlantic (i.e. NY, DC, PHL suburbs) student atmosphere in the heart of the south.</p>
<p>MSU is a wonderful school. It is huge but still maintains a small school feel. Many small classes depending on your major. Excellent education there with lots of incredible research going on. Beautiful campus and phenomenal college town. Student run hotel on campus. There is so much to do there. Many OOS and international students. Very friendly students. (I was OOS and had stayed for Grad school too). My son was accepted this year (he is a HS senior now) and was offered lots of $$$$, a teaching or research position, study abroad, honors college and more- turned it down for a full ride elsewhere). I went to MSU sight unseen and couldn’t have been happier. Check out the MSU thread.</p>
<p>Also, 3.6 will likely get you into MSU although they are getting more selective every year as are most schools. Definitely apply. GO GREEN!!</p>
<p>Cost for Emory vs MSU- not worth the extra $ at Emory. More selective school does not mean a better or different education.</p>
<p>^Crazed said it best… and as for successful MSU alumni? … how 'bout director Sam Raimi (English/film/creative writing major) whose “Spidey” smashed the all-time box office opener record this past weekend!</p>
<p>Plus, I think you can get a great scholarship at MSU.
I have a 3.6UW, and got a 6k scholarship + Full-paid study-abroad scholarship…which in my opinion, is pretty good. </p>
<p>One of my good friends who has a 3.8UW, major swimming awards, band, lots of EC’s and all that jazz, did not get any scholarships from emory…even though she will be swimming there next year. </p>
<p>So I would consider this as well. </p>
<p>Plus, there’s the honors college at MSU, which you may not get into right away with a 3.6, because I didn’t, but you could get into the ‘Academic Scholars Program’ which leads directly into the honors college after freshman year. The honors college is a great asset to the MSU experience if you are looking for an academically challenging curriculum.</p>
<p>It’s not at all inconceivable that OP could get into Emory with a 3.6 GPA. GPAs mean different things at different schools.</p>
<p>I also go to a very competitive high school; the average GPA of our students accepted to Emory is 3.4. Of the 11 students who applied in the last three years with a GPA of 3.6 or below, 8 were admitted, 2 were waitlisted, and 1 was denied.</p>
<p>As to the OP’s actual question, I think in part it depends on how certain you are that you actually want to do hotel management, because if you choose MSU on hotel and then decide it isn’t your thing… well, you get the point.</p>
<p>MSU is definitely the place to be if you are undecided as it has an abundance of majors where smaller schools are lacking (that is why I transferred there as an undergrad when I changed from my original major to a new one that the small school did not offer. I HAD to transfer. Great school. Great school spirit that you take with you for life!!</p>
<p>MSU and Emory were on my sons original lists of schools to apply to. He took Emory off as he did not feel it was a great fit, although I’m sure it would have been fine for him. Others we know there really love it. I don’t think you can go wrong with either in general, but they will both have a different feel to the school.</p>
<p>Go on the CC MSU and Emory threads and ask questions too. (this site is really informative. My son got in to his #! choice, Berkeley and after reading the CC thread and becoming informed in the numerous drawbacks at UCB, I thin my son made a wise decision not to attend (and for us it was a costly decision with the UCB $46,000 price tag and no merit awards.</p>
<p>zzxyz88. I’m not as experienced in college selection thing as some of the above posters are, but I think Emory is the great choice. The only thing I can tell you is not to trust people who tell you that it is pointless to apply to Emory because of your GPA. Everyone told me the same. I had 3.0 GPA and I got accepted to many competitive schools including BU.
In my opinion Emory can give you better education; it has one of the top business schools. You can take management courses at Emory and still have a great chance to work in hotel industry. Also you can email the school and ask them if their graduates work in hotel industry. </p>
<p>Just so everyone knows…I wasn’t saying that the OP couldnt get in…I was saying that it would be difficult to get financial aid. Just making that clear, continue on…</p>
<p>What does that have to do with anything? Isn’t it just as conceivable Sam Raimi is a great director/screenwriter because he has natural born talent rather than he went to Michigan State where he was taught an actual skill that he became successful off of? I mean, seriously, what are the chances you’re going to become a renowned director with an opening day record? And I believe Spiderman 3’s success was due more to excellent marketing skills rather than the quality of the movie, at least for opening day weekend it was. What I mean is, since no one had seen the movie yet, people went based on what they saw in commercials or from what different critics said.</p>
<p>Honestly, people can be successful not matter what school they attend. So I suggest the OP bases their decision on which school they feel is a better fit for them. Visit both schools and get a feel at what they are both like.</p>