Undergrad straight to Cornell MPS RE Possible?

I was wondering whether anyone had any idea if Cornell's real estate program was nearly exclusively for experienced professionals? I know Columbia and MIT programs are but I can't find any information online definitively specifying whether or not they would consider an undergrad.

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Might get flamed for this, but going from undergrad straight into such an industry specific graduate has to be the worst decision anyone can make. I don't care how much you love real estate. You should work in the industry to really see how much you love it before going into 50k+ debt.

 

I go to Cornell. They have a RE minor in the Hotel School. In fact I think the majority of kids in the hotel school go into RE in some capacity. Also, if you are interested in RE, I would not follow the above advice at all. If you do think you made a mistake after taking some RE courses or interning freshman year it is fairly easy to switch majors at Cornell. I can tell you that if a RE firm recruiting at Cornell is looking at an Econ major with little relevant experience versus a RE minor they will take the latter every time. In short if you are interested in Real Estate go after it and if you make a mistake you can always switch majors.

 
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