<p>Is the hotel admin. undergraduate program at cornell suitable for a person who wishes to obtain an MBA later in life?</p>
<p>Well, let me put it to you this way. I know guys who got degrees in things like ‘Peace and Conflict Studies’ who have gotten into MBA programs.</p>
<p>lol, that may be the exception from the norm. But, I’m looking for some specific information on whether this program is “ideal” for an individual who aspires to go into the world of business/obtain an MBA later on.</p>
<p>It is totally fine. MBA programs want diversity.</p>
<p>“Ideal” is a tricky word. When you say ‘ideal’, I take it that you mean you want a major that will maximize your chances of getting into B-school. </p>
<p>The problem is that ‘ideal’ depends on the career path you ultimately want to take. The ‘ideal’ major is any major that will allow you to get a job after graduation that will give you excellent work experience and will allow you to shine. The issue here is that people want to work in different industries and thus what is ideal for one person will not be ideal for another. For example, for one person, an ‘ideal’ major would be something like finance in order to get a job in banking, but only if banking is something you want to do. The other problem is that all B-schools are slightly different as far as who they want to admit and so what is ideal to get into one B-school may not be ideal to get into another. </p>
<p>My take is that if you are highly interested in hotel management, then that major is probably ideal for you.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. It is more of a concern that this major will lack credibility when applying to B-schools, as it is not one of the more popular majors for MBA applicants.</p>
<p>Dude, I was a bio major and I got in. Just get good grades at something you like, get a good job, do well on the GMAT, and the rest will take care of itself.</p>
<p>Not sure how to what extent this is valid (being as I have no actual statistics), but here’s my 2 cents.</p>
<p>I’m an engineer at Cornell University and have many friends that are in Hotel Adminstration here. Many of the top hotelies move toward financial planning, investment banking, etc (good professional areas, where if one excels, could lead toward MBA qualifications). Additionally, many of my friends often speak that hotelies have the highest percentage of people at Cornell who eventually earn an MBA. I am not sure to what extent this is true, but I know a good amount do eventually get an MBA (the highest % comment would be further supported by the fact that the hotel school is quite small compared to the others). Additionally, the hotel school provides a great deal of undergraduate work experience/ simulated work experience.</p>
<p>If you talk to any hotelie here at CU, I am sure they will fully back up my comments.</p>
<p>Hope that helps a bit.</p>