College for a party planner?
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Anonymous
| A well-rounded liberal arts curriculum with exposure to art, history, religion, etc can help, in addition to courses in business/management. |
Anonymous
| This IS a career and a college major - Hospitality. Try Cornell for this, it's one of the best. Also UNLV, USC, Central Florida (sponsored by...Disney). |
Anonymous
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I am friends with a high-end event planner, the type who invites me to Hawaii on her client's dime because they gave her a suite. And then because she's been there so. many times we get comped at all the best restaurants.
Anyway we were talking one time about hiring and she said she wants someone with a bachelor's but doesn't care what it's in. I asked why they need college at all, and she said "I want to know they can make a four-year commitment." That really stuck with me. So, let your DD major in whatever strikes her fancy, and work as an assistant for an event planner on weekends and summers. Then she can parlay that into a full time job and eventually start her own company. |
Anonymous
| I would go to a big school with lots of events (Greek, sports, alumni). Study marketing, PR, communications. There will be lots of opportunities to get involved with planning committees etc. |
Anonymous
| I know a Yale grad who’s a wedding planner. |
Anonymous
Don’t really need a big school for any of this, might drown op’s child out of a lot of opportunities. Id go medium to small with an active campus scene where they can play big roles, especially with student government and event committees. |
Anonymous
| University of Florida has a Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management major. |
Anonymous
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FIU - School of Hospitality
https://hospitality.fiu.edu/index.html They partner with the Food Network to run the SoBe food festival and other events. Great contacts and experience and very generous with merit aid. |
Anonymous
| Hospitality / Hotel Management - both of which incorporate the business side of the field. UCF, Cornell, UNLV or if you have a global bent, Ecole Hoteliere in Lausanne. |
Anonymous
| University of Delaware has a good hospitality program. They have an on-site Marriott and a high end restaurants that the students help run. |
Anonymous
Being a Californian, I don't understand USC's attraction, cost ( $96k a year) and don't value its academics, however, it does have a "small business" major. On the other hand, a relative shilled out $400k to attend and is only a real estate agent (very low access bar in CA). |
Anonymous
This sounds good, OP. |
Anonymous
| BU has a pretty good hospitality school if DC doesn't get into Cornell. George Mason isn't too bad as a backup either. |
Anonymous
Yes- I was going to chime in about my similar friend. She was the student council type in HS, basically ran everything she touched in college, and was recruited to buy-side work and handled roadshows after college. She ended up in VC making a bajillion dollars. Don’t undersell your DD’s abilities, OP. Party planning=people and executive functioning skills, which most top students sorely lack and which corporations desperately want. |
Anonymous
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What state? Virginia Tech and JMU both have hospitality majors
https://www.vt.edu/academics/majors/hospitality-and-tourism-management.html https://www.jmu.edu/academics/undergraduate/majors/hospitality-management.shtml |