Purdue

[SpocksBeard]

SCSU

Another school to consider: St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, MN. I am a graduate of SCSU and a flight instructor at their contract flight school. The program is not perfect - you'll get out of it exactly what you put into it, but it is very affordable. Be careful of UND. They are horribly expensive. SCSU has older aircraft but they are well maintained. It is great to fly planes that are brand new and all, but in the real world you won't fly new planes. Something to think about.

 

[Booker]

wow-
Grand forks might get up to freezing this weekend!!
Hope it thaws out by MAY for the National SAFECON!!!

Hey, you haven't lived until you've done a short-field takeoff in a Semi at -28C!

And by the way, there a lots of great schools out there from which to choose. But remember, you have the rest of your life to live wherever you want when you're flying the line. Don't let climate enter the mix when you decide where to spend a mere four years.

 

[Archer]

- junior in high school
- GPA around 3.3 or 3.4
- took SAT in 8th grade and got somewhere between 1200 and 1300
- took AP Calc BC and AP Psych last year and got a 5 on the AP tests

my mom says she wants me to be an engineer instead of a pilot... she says pilots are exactly like bus drivers. that's not very encouraging

That should get you in bunnyfufu. The SAT minimums are really low, lower than any other uni I had applied to. I had SATs in the 1000 to 1100 range, and I got in, though I did take IB exams, and in fact skipped many courses in Freshman Engineering.

My mom says that too. What a coincidence . I'm currently a Junior in Aerospace Engineering, almost done with PPL...considering going professional pilot, or professional engineer career...still havn't decided if I like to design or fly the d@mn things...

bunnyfufu-- with those scores I would say that you have a pretty good chance of getting in-- especially with those high APs. Engineering sucks man- I've got a bunch of friends in it (here at purdue, U. of Kentucky, Rose-hulman(sp)

Engineering does not suck...it's just a lot of hard work...and requires dedication, but is very rewarding.

I'm currently in a design team working on a Supersonic Business Jet...how much cooler can it get?

if you like engineering, Purdue is great. Especially aerospace, it's ranked top 5 in the nation.

Archer