UND vs Central Washington
02-10-2011, 01:40 PM
#53
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As a 2002 Alum of UND DO NOT GO THERE! also i instructed at the Spokane Campus for UND.
I had a lot of fun there but its a waste of your money, personally I would go someplace warm, for example I often overnight in SBA go to UCSB and get a good degree in something non aviation related and fight train at the airport on your own time!
I had a lot of fun there but its a waste of your money, personally I would go someplace warm, for example I often overnight in SBA go to UCSB and get a good degree in something non aviation related and fight train at the airport on your own time!
02-22-2011, 11:15 AM
#54
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I'm a student at WSU and I have good buddy attending CWU for flight training. He says the course load is really heavy and that he regrets not going to a normal university for a general degree and getting his flight training at a 141 school on the side.
02-22-2011, 12:40 PM
#55
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If you're going to pay out of state tuition, go to Arizona State! I did not learn about his gem until it was too late. Phoenix is an awesome town and you're five hours from anywhere (Vegas, San Diego, Flagstaff, etc...). Enjoy 24/7 awesome weather, great partying and more hot girls than you can ever imagine! Chicks don't put on their winter coats and go into hiding during the winter...and you don't need sunglasses to look at them in the spring. One walk down Mill ave., at night, and you won't look back. Flip flops, sandals and Landshark all year round!
Get a degree is business or some other degree that may interest you. Look into nursing, i'm sure the ratio would be well in your favor. Go to a local airport and learn to fly at a Part 61 school and save $$$$$. Part 141 is way over rated! (I'm a 141 grad).
Or go to a sausage infested school full of dudes fighting over the 1 semi decent chick, trying to wow her with how awesome he is on flight team... Probably a chick you wouldn't even notice at ASU!
These are the ugly one!
Look i'm not going to be one of those guys that tries to talk you out of aviation. I love it and I have many buds who love it too. I also have friends who have moved on to other things because they can't stand being gone, low pay, $hitty work rules. So I will say, that if I had to to do all over again, I would get another degree, while flying outside of school.
Enjoy college for what it is, you have the rest of your life to worry about working. I would kill to be in your shoes and do college over again. I love my life now, but college was a blast!
Goodluck, and let us know what you decide!
In case you are still on the fence!
Get a degree is business or some other degree that may interest you. Look into nursing, i'm sure the ratio would be well in your favor. Go to a local airport and learn to fly at a Part 61 school and save $$$$$. Part 141 is way over rated! (I'm a 141 grad).
Or go to a sausage infested school full of dudes fighting over the 1 semi decent chick, trying to wow her with how awesome he is on flight team... Probably a chick you wouldn't even notice at ASU!
These are the ugly one!
Look i'm not going to be one of those guys that tries to talk you out of aviation. I love it and I have many buds who love it too. I also have friends who have moved on to other things because they can't stand being gone, low pay, $hitty work rules. So I will say, that if I had to to do all over again, I would get another degree, while flying outside of school.
Enjoy college for what it is, you have the rest of your life to worry about working. I would kill to be in your shoes and do college over again. I love my life now, but college was a blast!
Goodluck, and let us know what you decide!
In case you are still on the fence!
02-23-2011, 08:07 AM
#57
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Cwu
Changes are afoot at Horizon Air. I would not count on CWU being much of an advantage to getting hired there in the future.
Go to CWU but get an accounting or business degree and flight train elsewhere.
Skyhigh
Go to CWU but get an accounting or business degree and flight train elsewhere.
Skyhigh
02-23-2011, 09:43 AM
#58
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Take my advice!!
Hello,
I went to CWU for 1 semester 14 years ago, then joined the Navy. I am currently furloughed from United Airlines but, flying for Virgin America...lucky to have a job right now. Anyways, take my advice man.....do not under any circumstance get a degree in Aviation. At some point in your career you will get furlough (or lose your medical) and an aviation degree will get you nothing. You need to have something to fall back on.....teaching, engineering...something. I can also tell you that their is no advantage to go to schools like UND, ERAU, or CWU.....it will only cost you more money. My advice is get a degree in something you could see yourself doing if you couldnt fly (lots of people lose their medicals) and get your flight ratings on the side. Hope that helps.
I went to CWU for 1 semester 14 years ago, then joined the Navy. I am currently furloughed from United Airlines but, flying for Virgin America...lucky to have a job right now. Anyways, take my advice man.....do not under any circumstance get a degree in Aviation. At some point in your career you will get furlough (or lose your medical) and an aviation degree will get you nothing. You need to have something to fall back on.....teaching, engineering...something. I can also tell you that their is no advantage to go to schools like UND, ERAU, or CWU.....it will only cost you more money. My advice is get a degree in something you could see yourself doing if you couldnt fly (lots of people lose their medicals) and get your flight ratings on the side. Hope that helps.
03-23-2011, 05:45 PM
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I'm currently at UND, and I looked into Embry Riddle and every other school possible. I feel like I'm getting a bang for my buck. Not only is the aviation department and flight instructors all amazing. The school is also good! There is a difference between regular professors and those in Aviation, but you'll get that anywhere, but in all the entire campus is a lot of fun. They have greek life, and tons of other opportunities to meet people and get a "normal" college experience.
The weather, isn't as bad as I thought it would be, it gets cold, but there are buses that run all day that virtually take you straight to class, a shuttle to the airport, easy access to anything you would possibly need. You learn to fly in different circumstances and at first it's frustrating with all the snow covering check points, but you get phenomenal experience.
People in Grand Forks, are SO nice, you won't understand until you get up here, but people are so polite! It sounds weird but they are always so excited and say hi and smile at you regardless of the situation. I've never seen people so happy when there is tons of snow on the ground!
It may just be my bias, but I'd go UND... overqualified professors and such a good area to live in.
There isn't tons to do... but Canadas an hour away, along with Fargo. They have a movie theatre, bowling, night life, parties, a mall, shopping, and food within a quick ride away!
The weather, isn't as bad as I thought it would be, it gets cold, but there are buses that run all day that virtually take you straight to class, a shuttle to the airport, easy access to anything you would possibly need. You learn to fly in different circumstances and at first it's frustrating with all the snow covering check points, but you get phenomenal experience.
People in Grand Forks, are SO nice, you won't understand until you get up here, but people are so polite! It sounds weird but they are always so excited and say hi and smile at you regardless of the situation. I've never seen people so happy when there is tons of snow on the ground!
It may just be my bias, but I'd go UND... overqualified professors and such a good area to live in.
There isn't tons to do... but Canadas an hour away, along with Fargo. They have a movie theatre, bowling, night life, parties, a mall, shopping, and food within a quick ride away!
03-23-2011, 05:59 PM
#60
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Hello,
I went to CWU for 1 semester 14 years ago, then joined the Navy. I am currently furloughed from United Airlines but, flying for Virgin America...lucky to have a job right now. Anyways, take my advice man.....do not under any circumstance get a degree in Aviation. At some point in your career you will get furlough (or lose your medical) and an aviation degree will get you nothing. You need to have something to fall back on.....teaching, engineering...something. I can also tell you that their is no advantage to go to schools like UND, ERAU, or CWU.....it will only cost you more money. My advice is get a degree in something you could see yourself doing if you couldnt fly (lots of people lose their medicals) and get your flight ratings on the side. Hope that helps.
I went to CWU for 1 semester 14 years ago, then joined the Navy. I am currently furloughed from United Airlines but, flying for Virgin America...lucky to have a job right now. Anyways, take my advice man.....do not under any circumstance get a degree in Aviation. At some point in your career you will get furlough (or lose your medical) and an aviation degree will get you nothing. You need to have something to fall back on.....teaching, engineering...something. I can also tell you that their is no advantage to go to schools like UND, ERAU, or CWU.....it will only cost you more money. My advice is get a degree in something you could see yourself doing if you couldnt fly (lots of people lose their medicals) and get your flight ratings on the side. Hope that helps.
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