What is the allure of Cornell?

[Anonymous]

I've heard their FA is not that great. The story is Cornell admits students knowing many will opt out for financial reasons.

Anyone with personal experience on their FA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've heard their FA is not that great. The story is Cornell admits students knowing many will opt out for financial reasons.

Anyone with personal experience on their FA?

Correct. Their FA is not as good as peer schools like Harvard, Princeton, Amherst or Rice.

[Anonymous]

It is really the top hospitality school in the country if not the world.

If you want to get a job at Hilton, Marriott or Choice etc after graduation, especially in Revenue Management, it’s the best choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is really the top hospitality school in the country if not the world.

If you want to get a job at Hilton, Marriott or Choice etc after graduation, especially in Revenue Management, it’s the best choice.

You have no idea what you are talking about, but have your fun.

[Anonymous]

I have worked at one of those companies for over 20 years. Tell me again I have no idea what I’m talking about.

Is it required to go to Cornell to work there? No. Would it help? Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have worked at one of those companies for over 20 years. Tell me again I have no idea what I’m talking about.

Is it required to go to Cornell to work there? No. Would it help? Yes.

DP. I agree Cornell has the best hotel school. But today it is more like an applied undergrad business school, and the career options for hotel school graduates are just a bit broader than working in “revenue management” for old school companies like Marriott or Hilton.

[Anonymous]

World class science and engineering school.

[Anonymous]

We just visited and everyone in my family loved it - cool town, beautiful campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've heard their FA is not that great. The story is Cornell admits students knowing many will opt out for financial reasons.

Anyone with personal experience on their FA?

Correct. Their FA is not as good as peer schools like Harvard, Princeton, Amherst or Rice.

Then it's not a peer school with other ivies. It's ivy league bc it belongs in the same sports conference. Otherwise, it's on the level of WashU where students are expect to pay for the degree.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've heard their FA is not that great. The story is Cornell admits students knowing many will opt out for financial reasons.

Anyone with personal experience on their FA?

Correct. Their FA is not as good as peer schools like Harvard, Princeton, Amherst or Rice.

Then it's not a peer school with other ivies. It's ivy league bc it belongs in the same sports conference. Otherwise, it's on the level of WashU where students are expect to pay for the degree.

That makes no sense. Ivy League isn’t defined by tuition amounts.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've heard their FA is not that great. The story is Cornell admits students knowing many will opt out for financial reasons.

Anyone with personal experience on their FA?

Correct. Their FA is not as good as peer schools like Harvard, Princeton, Amherst or Rice.

Then it's not a peer school with other ivies. It's ivy league bc it belongs in the same sports conference. Otherwise, it's on the level of WashU where students are expect to pay for the degree.

HYP each offer more need based aid in the form of grants than the other Ivy or other top 20 schools. Their endowments allow them to be more generous than other schools. Like other Ivies, however, Cornell will typically match a financial aid offer from any other Ivy if you commit to attend.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've heard their FA is not that great. The story is Cornell admits students knowing many will opt out for financial reasons.

Anyone with personal experience on their FA?

Correct. Their FA is not as good as peer schools like Harvard, Princeton, Amherst or Rice.

Then it's not a peer school with other ivies. It's ivy league bc it belongs in the same sports conference. Otherwise, it's on the level of WashU where students are expect to pay for the degree.

HYP each offer more need based aid in the form of grants than the other Ivy or other top 20 schools. Their endowments allow them to be more generous than other schools. Like other Ivies, however, Cornell will typically match a financial aid offer from any other Ivy if you commit to attend.

PP is assuming Cornell admits receive multiple ivy offers. Some do. Many don't. If they did, even when all things are equal, not many will choose Cornell over Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've heard their FA is not that great. The story is Cornell admits students knowing many will opt out for financial reasons.

Anyone with personal experience on their FA?

Correct. Their FA is not as good as peer schools like Harvard, Princeton, Amherst or Rice.

Then it's not a peer school with other ivies. It's ivy league bc it belongs in the same sports conference. Otherwise, it's on the level of WashU where students are expect to pay for the degree.

That makes no sense. Ivy League isn’t defined by tuition amounts.

Ivy league is defined by the sports conference. It is not an academic conference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have worked at one of those companies for over 20 years. Tell me again I have no idea what I’m talking about.

Is it required to go to Cornell to work there? No. Would it help? Yes.

I may have misinterpreted your original post. I agree its the best hotel school. In fact, I went there. In fact, hotel school graduates go onto great careers all over the world for leading hospitality companies (many more than the three you mentioned) and many become entrepreneurs in the food and beverage industry. The opportunities are way broader than what you described, and I sensed some snark in your response. My apologies if I misunderstood.

[Anonymous]

All I said was, Cornell’s a great hospitality school, and that it’s good for working at 3 major hotel companies that are in the DC area. Of course you can do more with that degree than work at those 3 companies.