Uncle Bose

Have you thought about law school? It's only three years; about the same amount of time it'd take to get an MBA, including the undergrad prep work you'd need.

LAfrequentflyer

Good point...

ToiletDuck

Florida Tech. Go to an actual University with a Football team and tons of women. There are a lot of pilot out there from Embry. It's hard to explain it but it's just like a tech school. There is a lot to college besides just getting the education. There is the life. The development of one's self ect. Some of the guys I train went there as engineers and when I ask them how it was they always say... "It was O.K.". Unlike an A&M Aggie or Baylor Bear where usually respond with "So f'ing awesome. We rocked out with our c#$k out!!!" w00t!

ToiletDuck

To go into law or even get your MBA you need to have met several prerequisets. In my aviation degree I basically got none of them.

Uncle Bose

With a bachelor's degree, you meet the prerequisites for law school. Just put together a good resume, a personal statement, get some letters of recommendation, and score well on the LSAT. For the MBA, you'd need a few semesters (2-3) of undergrad prep work before starting the actual MBA program.

I agree that college is much more than an academic education. A tiny school with no social atmosphere and comparatively low diversity of activities and interests among the students doesn't exactly stimulate personal growth.

By the way, FIT has neither a good football team (they don't have one at all!) nor 'tons' of women.

ToiletDuck

lol i didn't know that about FIT I was just talking about Universities in general lol. I'm in Texas if you can't tell.

LAfrequentflyer

Don't understand the rush to get started flying. Finish school , then train , CFI, and get hired by a regional...You'll be in your mid-twenties and have had a few life experiences and been laid a few times...At regional pay most will be living with mom/dad - at least give your parents a few years of piece and quiet...

-LAFF

N261ND

a couple of things:

first, no company will care that you have a minor.

second, don't go to any kind of grad school until you spend some time working after undergrad and are sure you NEED IT and want to. talk about loans...... you guys are complaining about flight costs? do you think grad school is cheap? NO job is guarenteed after grad school. NO job will come to you and. You have to go after it.

third, as a CFI you CAN put food on the table. Don't let people tell you otherwise. Get a second job...work nights. Do what you have to do. Some people think that things should be handed to you. No profession is easy so improvise and adapt. It CAN be done. Improvise, Adapt, Overcome.

fourth, an aviation degree is not worthless. I go to an aviation college. You think the airlines are only takeoff's, ILS's, and landing's? think again. the extra knowledge you get from an aviation degree is priceless. For example, If you want to fly for an airline, you better know how a pilot's union works and what your getting into, It is CUT THROAT. not sure if they teach that at FBO's.

JMT21

True story. Go to a public university and major in something other than aviation. Late 20's/early 30's isn't too old to start your career as a pilot.

If you really want to help yourself out, hit up one of the military acadamies. You can't go wrong.

Uncle Bose

That pretty much sums up the supporters of the aviation degree. "It's great! It has to be, cuz I'm doing it!!!"
Sorry, but you lack perspective, experience, hindsight, and therefore, credibility. Those who got their aviation degrees years ago, and have been working as pilots since, are much more valuable sources of advice. Nearly every single one of those types in this forum who have weighed in on this subject have said they'd get a different degree, and I'd bet they sounded a lot like you when they were in college.