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July 31st, 2008, 20:55
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| Newbie  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: KPRC
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|  Has your ERAU Degree given you any advantage
Hey guys I was wondering if any of you Riddle grads have noticed an edge or advantage to having a degree with the Embry-Riddle name on it. I'm about to start my senior year with the school at Prescott, AZ so there is no turning back now! When applying for jobs, would some place like Net Jets care where you got your degree and what field it is in? I know there are some great classes that we take that will definitely give me an advantage in a new hire ground school such as systems and components, jet transport systems, advanced avionics, flight physiology etc. But the real question is do employers recognize this? And if so, are there any companies that like to hire Riddle Grads? |
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July 31st, 2008, 22:00
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Plano, TX
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   | Re: Has your ERAU Degree given you any advantage Quote:
It's good for the knowledge you gain and the friends you make but it really just checks the same box that any state college checks.
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July 31st, 2008, 22:05
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: KPRC
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| Re: Has your ERAU Degree given you any advantage
Dang that seems to be the general consensus.
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August 1st, 2008, 23:39
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Spokane, WA
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| Re: Has your ERAU Degree given you any advantage
I went to Riddle KPRC before you were born.... To answer your question. No, nobody cares where you went to school. Nobody cares that you took "high speed aerodynamics" or "turbine engines". Riddle fills the "I have a degree" box on the app. That's about it. I was actually slightly harassed about my Riddle degree at the HR portion of my UPS interview. YMMV.....
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August 2nd, 2008, 04:09
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: KPRC
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| Re: Has your ERAU Degree given you any advantage
poop! what does YMMV mean?
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August 2nd, 2008, 11:06
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 79
| Re: Has your ERAU Degree given you any advantage
your mileage may vary = ymmv to the OP: no. Take a little extra ###t for it I think, honestly. It was a good education- but I'd never do it again, because it's just stupid to cripple yourself with that kind of debt starting out. I don't know what I was thinking. |
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August 2nd, 2008, 12:33
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: US
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| Re: Has your ERAU Degree given you any advantage
I've heard several situations from guys on the line where Riddle grads hype themselves up to be WAY more than they really are. Most recently about a regional F/O due to upgrade right at 1500TT who felt that his education at Riddle made him a 'superior' jet pilot due to his education in namely 'high-speed aerodynamics'. Its not so much the college, its the clowns that represent the college in actual line flying. Think about the tools that are walking around on the flight-line and realize that they are going to be the ones most vocal about where they went to school. They will be the ones representing YOU when people think about Riddle. The education at Riddle is decent - I knew nothing about flying when I showed up to my first class, and now I know a little bit more than a guy who went to a certificate factory. Is it worth the extra $100,000? I'd say only if you have some serious scholarships or a major in engineering. |
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September 12th, 2008, 10:57
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Low Earth Orbit
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Sorry I missed the thread CF. (I usually search "NetJets" but didn't find this one with the space between "t" and "J." ) Quote:
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