Cornell University
- Academics

Registering for Classes

Lots of people go on a certain day to get their classes. Popular classes fill up fast (such as chemistry 2070 and chemistry 2080) so hurry and register if the time comes! It's a very easy and self-explanatory process.

Being a Hotelie

A student in the Hotel School at Cornell has a lot of opportunities, but lots of hard work comes along with it. On top of a heavy workload for classes you are encouraged to work at the Statler Hotel to gain experience to go along with what you are learning in class. As a hotelie, you are also apart of a huge worldwide network of alums where you can easily find an internship/job for the summer. This past summer I was able to work at a 5-star hotel in the Canary Islands! I love being a Hotelie!

Enrollment Sucks, Profs Are Good, Classes Are Huge, Difficulty ... Overrated

I was surprised when I first started class at Cornell how easy it was. I flew through without a challenge. Given Cornell's excellent reputation, I would have thought that the classes would have been a lot tougher, but I guess that just speaks to the diversity of students at the university. Some students are brilliant, others make you wonder why most of your high school class did not get in. One thing that struck me is that i did not have a class under 20. I went to an elite private high school where the average class size was under 10 students. The sudden growth in the number of students in my lectures was shocking to say the least, and was he real challenge that I had to overcome. The profs were good, not great, but good. The course enrollment system needs work. We currently use an online course enrollment software that crashes whenever course enrollment time comes around, it is really frustrating.