Clyde
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I.P. Freley said:Okay, fair enough. I had a much different experience... Almost all of my professors were professional and I learned what I expected to learn, though I didn't believe then and don't now that an ERAU degree automatically places you at the top of the heap. I made the most I could out of the education I received there, even though at times I felt like it was a joke (like when I got one of those professors who needed a poke in the eye with a sharp stick), and thankfully I didn't run up a gigantic student loan bill. Well, not as gigantic as some of those you mentioned, though it still seems plenty gigantic.
Much of the bad rep that individual ERAU grads get is on the basis of the 22 yr-old hotshot who demands an RJ three weeks after graduation... But I didn't know those people, didn't want anything to do with those people, and avoid those people today. It does get old quickly, however, when you get a guy from Western Michigan carrying on about what bunch of rubes Riddle guys are and how he got a better education for less etc., etc., etc., thus behaving even more badly than the fabled "Riddle Rat". Basically, anyone who attempts to make themselves seem better or smarter on the basis of their university needs to be beaten with a pillowcase full of doorknobs.
Unfortunately, most of the people in the regionals (especially) who need this beating seem to be Riddle guys (law of averages, you know, there's more of them and that one-in-ten idiot means there's thousands of idiots to choose from). I recognize that and think it's unfortunate for the vast majority of Riddle people who just keep their head down and do their job in a competent and professional manner to have to be tarred and feathered because everyone else has their personal "Riddle guy we love to hate".
"Basically, anyone who attempts to make themselves seem better or smarter on the basis of their university needs to be beaten with a pillowcase full of doorknobs."
You hit the nail square on the head with that. Aviation has taught me many things throughout the years, and the biggest thing it taught me is you earn what you are worth. Take graduates from ERAU, UND, Western Mich., and Guatemala State, and the only thing that will make it or break it for these people is whether or not they can fly.
"Much of the bad rep that individual ERAU grads get is on the basis of the 22 yr-old hotshot who demands an RJ three weeks after graduation... But I didn't know those people, didn't want anything to do with those people, and avoid those people today."
I have met a few of these people. In all fairness, I do give their graduates the benefit of the doubt, that these are the minority. In all fairness, I know several people from my alma matter (or is it matta?) who needed cranial deflations. No offense to the flight team, (I wasn't on it) but several thought they were skygods because of being on the team. I chose not to spend much time with these folks either. But, when it came time to graduate and look for a job, they had to compete with hours and skill just like everyone else from all backgrounds.
"I recognize that and think it's unfortunate for the vast majority of Riddle people who just keep their head down and do their job in a competent and professional manner to have to be tarred and feathered because everyone else has their personal "Riddle guy we love to hate"."
That's why I treat each one as an individual, regardless of school, civ, or military. I had some issues with the school's admin and teaching staff. But, to be fair, I had a few less-than-desireable prof's where I graduated from.
