How hard is it to get into Hotel Administration?

Tahoe
Sun, 14 May 2006 10:09:38 +0000

Cornell is a very confusing university indeed! There are many opportunities to study “business” at Cornell, however the only accredited undergraduate business program is the Applied Economics and Management program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

That being said, there is a strong emphasis on the ‘business” of the hospitality industry in the School of Hotel Administration. Many of the required courses are business related, i.e., Financial and Managerial Accounting, Finance, Organizational Behavior, etc. Some Hotelies go straight into the business world instead of hospitality upon graduation.

Other popular undergraduate paths to the business world are through Operations Research and Engineering (OR&E) in the Engineering School, Economics in Arts and Science or Policy and Management in Human Ecology. Some ILR students pursue business as well.

Scroll down to “Other popular business related programs at Cornell”
http://business.aem.cornell.edu/prospective/index.htm

P.S. Harvardman - My firm looks strongly at English majors! Don’t discount it! :)