Cornell Hotel Administration or University of Miami for IB ?
Current freshman at University of Miami currently in Target Canes and TAMID groups but have the opportunity to transfer to Cornell Hotel Administration through a transfer option after my freshman year. I understand the prestige of Cornell on resume but also feel that grinding UM could possibly open same doors for IB/AM/PWM. Would love to get opinion of WSO members on the opinion of each and what they would do. Thanks !
I go to another non-target and landed at an EB. If you grind hard enough, you can be competitive for any seat. However, your life will be much harder at UMiami than at Cornell. If you are serious about IB and cost isn't an issue, I would recommend transferring.
I went to Cornell although I was in Dyson (undergraduate business program), and I will say that Cornell's Hotel program is an aboslute feeder for IB recruitment as well. Would highly recommend you transfer to Cornell as the way recruitment works for Cornell is that all the banks recruit across all internal colleges / programs. i.e., Students that are in Dyson or Hotel or Econ or whatever major will have an equal shot at getting in front of banks during recruitment.
Thank you so much for your insight, it is greatly appreciated! So, on campus recruiting from banks spans across all majors/programs at Cornell?
Cornell ILR alum.
The ILR school is probably a bigger target than UMiami and many many other schools alone. Typically have 40-50 out of each graduating class in IB (200 total students each grade of which maybe 60-70 want to do IB). Even more in AM/WM, consulting. Won't go wrong with Cornell but obviously still doable from Miami.
Yes, that is correct. As long as you are at Cornell, the campus recruiting is open to all. Unlike some colleges where IB recruitment is very heavily focused on only the students in the business programs (e.g., NYU Stern, UMich Ross, I.U. Kelley, etc.), banks recruit from across all majors at Cornell
Comparing ILR and Hotel what would you say it’s better?
Cornell and it's not even close. UMiami is a fun school and it can be done, but it doesn't have a huge pipeline and you'll really have to hustle and get a bit of luck as well... why work so hard when you will have any of those opportunities on a silver platter at Cornell, regardless of major.
Think of it as a slightly less good version of Wharton vs Penn. And yes, I know this will upset the Cornell alums here, but it is objectively true. Still a very good school but not a hyper-target. Opportunities at any college of Cornell will surpass Miami, especially Hotel / Dyson.
It'll also be easier to get a high freshman gpa for recruiting sophomore spring
Non decision if IB is the goal
One of these schools is where you go to recruit for banking. The other one is where you go to find a wife after becoming a banker. Which one is which… 🤔
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