Delta and college GPA

[General Lee]

Why would airlines want to hire pilots with masters degrees? Seems like overkill unless the pilot wants to slither into a management job down the line.

Dedication? They can focus? I don't know, but it certainly doesn't hurt. I think they used to hire guys in their early 30s with a family and a Military background. Now all of those guys are scheduled to retire within a 5-10 year period and there will be a hiring shortage. I think they've learned to hire different types of pilots with different age ranges to avoid that again.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[drinksonme]

I got an email for an interview. I have 3.0 GPA, have a misdemeanor on my record (not proud of it), and failed a checkride in GA training. Just goes to show you, no one has a clue what they are looking for.

Note: I respectfully turned down the interview as I am already employed at another legacy.

 

[Buzo]

Minimum GPA for an interview is currently 2.5

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

I've heard from more than one Endeavor crew that they are treated rudely at the interviews and it's just a formality as they were never going to be hired. I've no idea if this is correct or sour grapes.

I've also heard through channels that a lot of the early people coming in from Endeavor weren't prepared for the interview. Like lost....

I don't know which side to believe....good luck to all who try. Beer on me when we fly.

 

[vixin]

I had a 3.0, did it in 3 1/2 years while flying freight and working two other jobs. I am glad DAL wasn't hiring when I was looking. Such superficial BS. I fly with guys that are lawyers, doctors or have maters in Engineering. Some of them cant fly worth a crap, have zero SA and no personal skills. Then there's the few who never went to college, great pilots and a blast to be with. Just another way for DAL and any other airline to miss out on great candidates. Same with SWA idiotic type requirement. We miss a lot of great pilots because of that.

 

[airplane wizard]

I had a 3.0, did it in 3 1/2 years while flying freight and working two other jobs. I am glad DAL wasn't hiring when I was looking. Such superficial BS. I fly with guys that are lawyers, doctors or have maters in Engineering. Some of them cant fly worth a crap, have zero SA and no personal skills. Then there's the few who never went to college, great pilots and a blast to be with. Just another way for DAL and any other airline to miss out on great candidates. Same with SWA idiotic type requirement. We miss a lot of great pilots because of that.

Requirements that make no sense = the rule for American business.

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

They aren't going to be able to be so picky very soon

 

[MDWCrashPad]

There are different theories on grading. When I was an undergrad the average gpa in the Northeast was about a 2.5, about a C+. In engineering it was about a 2.1. They wanted everyone to feel challenged.

In my master's program in California the average was about a 3.3 (engineering). I think about a 3.5 otherwise.

In law school in the Midwest, average was about 3.5. I think I had about a 3.7 and about 20% of the people had a higher GPA.

Down south and in the west they have certain things they want you to learn and if you learn those you get an A. In the Northeast they wanted to teach you what they could and when you got the test it seemed to be something you had never seen before. After looking at it a while you would start to see how to adapt what you learned to the test questions. So one man's 2.1 is another man's 3.9. How does one compare?

 

[pilotyip]

ACT of 29 should be the standard, same as getting into a service academy. That would cut down the numbers. Much more uniform selection source than GPA

 

[goahead]

Don't forget their other dumb rule that you must finish a BS in 5 years or less. So if you took one college class right out of HS, then took off 3 years off while doing flight training before finally finishing up your degree part time while raising a family over the next 3 years then they're saying it took you 6 years to earn your degree putting you in a bottom tier........

 

[Freebrd]

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[acaTerry]

Minimum GPA for an interview is currently 2.5

Whew...made it! My first 2 yrs I was an academic train wreck...handled things (like my sister's brain cancer) by drinking and partying until I felt better.
I joined the Marines and they got that out of me and made me get my sheeyot together. I did rather well after that but the gouge was in the hull...so the overall GPA is down there. But at least I have beat the minimum.
Thanks for all the replies fellas!

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Just go down to P'tree city and understand what you'd be getting into. Imagine your entire identity wrapped up in being a Delta pilot. Even on your days off; at the golf course, at the bar, at the restaurant, at the PTA meeting. Imagine.

 

[maru657]

Well, as someone on this thread noticed, actual skill and experience are not highly favored factors for a delta interview. It sounds like their going back to their old method. This was slowed somewhat after all of those crashes and accidents during the 80's. Please keep in mind that if they ever fail the IQ test and strike you may consider it an invitation.

 

[jonjuan]

Some of them cant fly worth a crap, have zero SA and no personal skills. Then there's the few who never went to college, great pilots and a blast to be with.

Which are you? :erm: