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Wings of Flem

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Hey you guys,

Well lemme first say my name is Eric and im a student at Embry Riddle Daytona. I went here with the idea of a great areonautical education. I went here with no clue lol (I was still under the influence of senouritis) Well after being here i figured out several things.

1) Its friggin expensive!
2) The flight dept. isnt the best thign to deal with sometimes
3) An AS degree prolly isnt the best thign to have in the future
4) The ever so great lack of women

Well i got here and after discovering all this, id say by the end of november, I have decided i will change majors. I have decided to do this because I am convinced that i need to "diversify" myself for the job market in case i lose my medical of furloghed, etc. Well after the fact of changing majors set it ment I couldnt fly at Riddle unless I minored in Flight and i dont want to waste my monor on Flight. So the situation of changing majors and still wanting to fly puts me in a pickle. I put in an application to San Jose State, CA (close to home) They got a club with wet hobbs as low at $50/hour to its members so i can fly there and get a different major which is what i want. But i want to ask a question to you guys because all this stuff is still in the air for me. What do you guys think about Riddle and what it can offer to its students after graduation? Do regionals and airlines like the fact u flew from Riddle and not just any other FBO? And does the AS major have anything with getting hired for an airline? Becasue if i get furloughed wat the hell am i gonna do with an AS degree. And would you guys agree with me about changing majors and/or possibly transferring if I do want to be a pilot for a career?
 
I do think that it is good to have a diverse background, esp. if you were to ever lose your medical. I am in the same boat as you. I have tried other majors such as criminal justice, geography and recreation. basically for me, aviation is my only interest. Therefore I decided that a degree in aviation would be the easiest way to get that "check in the box," and land an interview. You need a 4 year degree. What it is in, doesnt matter much.

From what I have seen, some erau grads have a bad stigma. but I dont think that it is fair to classify all erau grads as being errogant and cocky. Just treat people with respect and networking will be no problem.

hope that helps.
 
Wings - whatever you choose to do, I would recommend getting a BA or BS degree. If possible, get the four year degree and do the flight training on the side - meaning weekends, nights, on your days while not in school, wherever you can fit it in.

You may very well get hired by a regional or a commuter with the Associates degree, yet to move on, you will need to be competitive with the Bachelor's degree. You want to have every door open to you in your future.
 
My .02

Your sh!t will still stink, even with a ER degree.

BUT
Since you are there I would stick it out. It’s expensive to change majors, and ER gold seal will help you. If you’re in Daytona and not getting laid then you need to blame yourself. Not the institution.
 
Go to San Jose State, a recognized university, get a hard degree in science or engineering and go into the military for flight training. Embry - Riddle is where you go when you can't get into college.

GV
 
I'm still convinced that the way that I went is the best; the state school with an an aviation program. Much like Tug Driver, I couldn't maintain interest in anything besides flying, so I did the aviation degree. But I saved major $$ by doing my flying at a state school program. I only needed about $18k of loans to get me through. (In-state tuition, living at home, and Pell grants helped out a lot here...)

And if you feel that you need to diversify, you could always get a masters degree later on.

-Goose
 
Can't get laid...in Florida????????? OMG...the girls down there throw it around like frisbees...just make sure you use a body condom...lol
 
do a search on this forum of either the member "pilotyip" or just search "degree". there is always a constant battle going on about whether or not to have a degree, but sprinkled throughout these arguments are "what kind of degree should i get?" and that kind of stuff.

me personally, I will have a B.S. in Biology and a minor in chemistry when i start flying in June. you said you didn't want to waste your minor on flight, but who said you can't have 2 minors? you just have to work harder, that's all. several of my friends are double majors with one or 2 minors, even. it's amazing to see, they're getting the best bang for their buck out of my small, rediculously-overpriced liberal arts college.

there are a million things i could do with my degree if something happens to my flying career. but think, my father doesn't work in the same field that he got his degree in. there's no law or rule that forces you to get a job in the same field you studied in college. a VAST majority of those students in medical school are not biology or chemistry majors -- they're philosophy majors. think about it. get your degree in something you like so that you're not suffering through your classes and hating your college life. i blinked and the last 4 years of my life flew by. college goes by quickly, so enjoy yourself!
 

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