Student Voices & Experiences

The day before school started I hosted a potluck at my house to celebrate our upcoming semester. Students brought their roommates and families to meet their classmates, and we tried dishes from different countries.
Dyson School

The real NY-factor: Collaboration reigns

My 33 classmates have become close friends — the NY-factor turned out to be a program full of excited, intellectually curious, future economists.

Cornell Tech student moderators post-discussion with Jason Goldman, the first White House chief digital officer and early team member at Twitter, Medium, and Blogger. Pictured, from left to right: Asher Rosenfeld, MBA ’17; Me; Jason Goldman; Jake Magid, CS ’18; Spriha Bhandari, LLM ’18; Emily Tseng, HT ’19.
Johnson School

Building a home and culture on Roosevelt Island

The inaugural semester on Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island campus has reached the halfway point. We dove into coursework while finishing touches were made.

What is the Dyson School like for transfers?
Dyson School

What is the Dyson School like for transfers?

In hindsight, there was not merely one instance, but numerous, seemingly trivial moments that collectively shaped my opinion of and love for the school.

Coaching peers: How to not be an expert
Johnson School

Park Perspectives: Coaching peers — How to not be an expert

There are moments when the tools that we’re developing as graduate students–leadership of organizations and people–come to the fore and are put to the test.

Photo of students at the School of Hotel Administration
Nolan School

Both interesting and valuable: 3 of my favorite Hotel School classes

The Hotel School has given me more practical skills than I could ever ask for. This is thanks to the curriculum, which offers more practical courses rather than purely theoretical ones.

Which Executive MBA program? Johnson’s Americas. Here’s why.
Johnson School

Which Executive MBA program? I chose Johnson’s Americas. Here’s why.

As a professional, the simple decision to go back to school is anything but simple. Is getting an MBA is right for you? What institution will you attend?

5 distinguishing qualities of Johnson Cornell Tech MBAs
Johnson School

5 distinguishing qualities of Johnson Cornell Tech MBAs

Every business school has a unique personality—for those of you that have your sights set on the Tech MBA, here’s what I’ve observed among my classmates.

Female faculty, staff, and students at Johnson gathered for the annual Women’s Welcome Reception in September 2017
Johnson School

Park Perspectives: Johnson prepares women to “lean in”

Four years ago “Lean In” opened my eyes to the struggles women face in the workplace. Johnson strengthens our personal motivations as women to push further.

Nolan School

Student entrepreneur Rob Karp is miles ahead

When it came to starting his own business, Rob Karp ’19 was miles ahead of his peers. He was all of 14 when he turned his passion for airlines and his prowess for numbers into a travel consulting company.