Has anyone gone through this program, and if so what are your thoughts?
https://www.ecornell.com/certificates/real-estate…
I've been in the industry for four years now (development for two) but thought I might be able to learn a thing or two from this. My employer would cover the entire cost. I'm not looking for resume padding or to update my LinkedIn headline, just want to stay sharp. Leaning towards Cornell certificate over MIT because it seems Cornell is more development focused.
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I’ve been getting ads from them too and want to learn more. I also want to know how valuable it is on the resume for someone who has done mostly acquisitions and want to get more into hotel asset management or development. Thanks!
Do it. If your employer pays for it then your opportunity cost is simply time and effort, which I think is almost always worth it.
Worst case scenario: You have something interesting on your resume and you brushed up on a few topics
Best case scenario: You have something that you found insightful and you can use to progress/ pivot your career
Another user here got it and broke into CRE with it (different career stage). I have a friend of mine who did UCLA Extension and broke into development using it.
Seems like the courses are only 2 weeks in length. I'd do some research to see if you will get enough out of the program. FWIW, I went to the BU real estate courses in person, but finished it up online. They were 6 weeks in length and came with a lot of material. Cornell may have more lay preftige tho.
Thanks for the input. I'm going to take the courses and will report back in a few months with my thoughts.
peremium - did you end up taking the courses? If so, what did you think? Thanks!
I'll try to do a full write up at some point but in a nutshell, it felt like a waste of time for someone with 3-4 years of real estate experience. Everything is pretty high level. A lot of my classmates were career switchers or college students. It was good to reinforce foundations I guess, but can't really say I learned much of anything.
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