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Doug Taylor · January 14th, 2007, 14:33

I'm going to be completely blunt which may get me in trouble, but it's just my honest observations. I may be wrong, but the following is just my perspective:

If you're hellbent on Riddle, studying business is good because it can serve as a decent foundation for other fields of study. A business degree and $3.50 can get you a moccachino at Starbucks, but I think it's $4.25 with an Aeronautical Science degree. If you're a smart kid, I'd look into aeronautical engineering or electrical engineering because their engineering programs are world renown for those two fields of study.

If you're going to invest that much cash in your future, maximize your potential by getting a kickass degree. And you can still fly.

Aeronautical Science was fun the first couple semesters but I was bored to death because I spent most of my high school career in advanced placement courses, language, science, mathematics, etc. And the AS program seemed like it was nothing more than the minimum course requirements to satisfy the board of accreditation so they could call it a four year degree. "Maff for piolets", "Werld Hisstory fer people who really don't care" and "I Can't Believe It's Not High School Fizzzicks". Seemed like I came out of college academically dumber than when I graduated high school.

Here's the part that's going to probably get me in trouble if I don't word it correctly.

Yes, airlines positively recognize the ERAU name because you're a 'known quantity' candidate for a job. HOWEVER, I'm not sure if the name alone opens doors or not. Having ERAU on your resume when you're applying for a job is a positive, but so is UCLA, USC and Rutgers.

I'm an ERAU alumni and at the time, it was much more reasonably priced than it is now. We're talking $1650 tuition, $50/hr for a 172, $120/hr for a Seminole back in the day. ERAU lost a lot of my support when their prices shot through the roof and they tried to rebrand themselves as "The Harvard of the Skies" along with the assinine "CAPT" program where they tried to target students that were attracted to places like Delta Connection Academy.

And we all know how I feel about Delta Connection Academy.

There's quite a few ERAU alumni on the site, be sure to ask lots of them for their opinions. The answers are going to vary and realize that we're all right and we're all wrong!

January 14th, 2007, 14:33	#9
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 41,977 Blog Entries: 1	Re: New To JETCAREERS!! I'm going to be completely blunt which may get me in trouble, but it's just my honest observations. I may be wrong, but the following is just my perspective: If you're hellbent on Riddle, studying business is good because it can serve as a decent foundation for other fields of study. A business degree and $3.50 can get you a moccachino at Starbucks, but I think it's $4.25 with an Aeronautical Science degree. If you're a smart kid, I'd look into aeronautical engineering or electrical engineering because their engineering programs are world renown for those two fields of study. If you're going to invest that much cash in your future, maximize your potential by getting a kickass degree. And you can still fly. Aeronautical Science was fun the first couple semesters but I was bored to death because I spent most of my high school career in advanced placement courses, language, science, mathematics, etc. And the AS program seemed like it was nothing more than the minimum course requirements to satisfy the board of accreditation so they could call it a four year degree. "Maff for piolets", "Werld Hisstory fer people who really don't care" and "I Can't Believe It's Not High School Fizzzicks". Seemed like I came out of college academically dumber than when I graduated high school. Here's the part that's going to probably get me in trouble if I don't word it correctly. Yes, airlines positively recognize the ERAU name because you're a 'known quantity' candidate for a job. HOWEVER, I'm not sure if the name alone opens doors or not. Having ERAU on your resume when you're applying for a job is a positive, but so is UCLA, USC and Rutgers. I'm an ERAU alumni and at the time, it was much more reasonably priced than it is now. We're talking $1650 tuition, $50/hr for a 172, $120/hr for a Seminole back in the day. ERAU lost a lot of my support when their prices shot through the roof and they tried to rebrand themselves as "The Harvard of the Skies" along with the assinine "CAPT" program where they tried to target students that were attracted to places like Delta Connection Academy. And we all know how I feel about Delta Connection Academy. There's quite a few ERAU alumni on the site, be sure to ask lots of them for their opinions. The answers are going to vary and realize that we're all right and we're all wrong!