Which is better for Hotel school?

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>Hi, I’m a prospective Hotel School ED 09 applicant, and I’m curious as to which scenerio would the school prefer:</p>

<p>A. Continue marching band in fall 09 (will be my 5th yr, will be Section Leader, my school’s mb is really good but extremely time consuming)</p>

<p>-or-</p>

<p>B. Quit marching band to continue working at local hotel</p>

<p>I should also mention that I will be the captain of swim team as a senior, so maybe that one leadership position isn’t that important…</p>

<p>Thanks for your input!</p>

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<p>Is marching band something you really like doing? Maybe you can just work during summers at the local hotel?</p>

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<p>I agree with above, maybe you can work at the hotel during the summers or volunteer when you have days off from school.</p>

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<p>agreed. if the hotel sees that you are passionate and responsible, weekends should work out fine! when it comes down to it, i would really try to get the hotel experience.</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks all!
however, marching band basically takes over my weekends…i’m not even kidding. saturdays: practice from 8-noon, football game 1:30-4, and sometimes competition until late night. nearly every other sunday: practice in morning, competition(s) until late night. as i said, marching band is unfortunately very time consuming.</p>

<p>so i thought that maybe i should quit it this year to dedicate my time working at a hotel?</p>

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<p>What grade will you be in?</p>

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<p>i will be a senior in september (applying ED)</p>

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<p>will you be working full-time this summer at the local hotel?</p>

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<p>yep, for the most part at least</p>

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<p>yousonofatree jw, did you get into the hotel school?</p>

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<p>yeah ED</p>

<p>I think working full-time during the summer is good enough experience; try to work in as many departments as you can. When it comes to when school starts next year, you can decide whether you like working at the hotel better, or doing band.</p>

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<p>Leadership is one of those things that is really valued by the hotel school. I think if you have good summer experience at the local hotel, that the marching band would be a good thing.</p>

<p>Did you know that Cornell is the only Ivy with a marching band? And every year that the Cornell-Columbia football game is played in Manhattan they march down 5th Ave?</p>

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<p>" Did you know that Cornell is the only Ivy with a marching band? And every year that the Cornell-Columbia football game is played in Manhattan they march down 5th Ave?"</p>

<p>That is cool, I have never seen it.</p>