Question from my dad

FlySooner9 · January 28th, 2007, 20:29

Hey guys, i know i have sorta beat this subject to death, but my dad still questions me about my wanting to go to University of Oklahoma instead of ERAU. So this is the question he wants answered. "Is a degree from Embry Riddle more appealing to airlines then other schools with an aviation curriculum such as University of Oklahoma?"

meritflyer · January 28th, 2007, 20:33

Nope. Not IMO.

MusketeerMan · January 28th, 2007, 20:36

From what I've been told...it's about having an education, meeting the time requirements, passing the various oral portions of an interview, passing the sim eval, and being someone that they will want to sit next to a captain in a multi million dollar airplane.

Seggy · January 28th, 2007, 20:48

Go to the University of Oklahoma.

End of discussion.

Sprint100 · January 28th, 2007, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig_Davidson

Hey guys, i know i have sorta beat this subject to death, but my dad still questions me about my wanting to go to University of Oklahoma instead of ERAU. So this is the question he wants answered. "Is a degree from Embry Riddle more appealing to airlines then other schools with an aviation curriculum such as University of Oklahoma?"

Nope. Go to UofO and major in something you like besides aviation.

frog_flyer · January 28th, 2007, 20:49

Here's the easy way. If you like chicks, then go to OU. If you heart men, ERAU it is.

PGT · January 28th, 2007, 20:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by frog_flyer

Here's the easy way. If you like chicks, then go to OU. If you heart men, ERAU it is.

ERAU is dominated by men, and the few females there look like men (just what I have been told)

The only thing that ERAU might help you with is networking; a lot of people there are in aviation so it might be helpful later on when trying to get someone to walk in your resume. Is that worth 140k to you?

PacMan4x4 · January 28th, 2007, 20:55

Stick with O of U....don't spend the $$ on ERAU.

Toria · January 28th, 2007, 21:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by frog_flyer

Here's the easy way. If you like chicks, then go to OU. If you heart men, ERAU it is.

FF, I'm starting to see the real you.

For your education in the broader sense, OU will give you the opportunity to take electives that may otherwise not be offered at ERAU, which has a more focused curriculum. Example: if you are interested in paleontology and just want to take some electives, then OU is the place.

amorris311 · January 28th, 2007, 21:11

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Originally Posted by Toria

FF, I'm starting to see the real you.

For your education in the broader sense, OU will give you the opportunity to take electives that may otherwise not be offered at ERAU, which has a more focused curriculum. Example: if you are interested in paleontology and just want to take some electives, then OU is the place.

i like the way this lady thinks.

C150J · January 28th, 2007, 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig_Davidson

Hey guys, i know i have sorta beat this subject to death, but my dad still questions me about my wanting to go to University of Oklahoma instead of ERAU. So this is the question he wants answered. "Is a degree from Embry Riddle more appealing to airlines then other schools with an aviation curriculum such as University of Oklahoma?"

Not at all.

MQAAord · January 28th, 2007, 21:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig_Davidson

"Is a degree from Embry Riddle more appealing to airlines then other schools with an aviation curriculum such as University of Oklahoma?"

No, it is not.

Swen · January 28th, 2007, 21:59

Erby Diddle: Where men are men and so are the women!

surreal1221 · January 28th, 2007, 22:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by meritflyer

Nope. Not IMO.

And study something OTHER THAN AVIATION!

Kristie · January 28th, 2007, 22:28

Yuppers, that's the way to do it!

Doug Taylor · January 28th, 2007, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig_Davidson

Hey guys, i know i have sorta beat this subject to death, but my dad still questions me about my wanting to go to University of Oklahoma instead of ERAU. So this is the question he wants answered. "Is a degree from Embry Riddle more appealing to airlines then other schools with an aviation curriculum such as University of Oklahoma?"

State college would be my suggestion

Most of the guys complaining about women at ERAU probably would be complaining about women at ASU!

JaceTheAce · January 28th, 2007, 22:38

Go to U of O instead. Scratch out Riddle!

pilot4500 · January 28th, 2007, 22:40

I have to agree with everyone here. Stick with OU and forget Embry Riddle. Also, try to major in something other than aviation. It is always good to have a backup plan.

ComplexHiAv8r · January 28th, 2007, 22:56

Go to Norman, have a good time. KOSN is right there, so you could take lessons on the side. What field of study are you interested in?

taseal · January 28th, 2007, 23:11

man, ERAU is just toooo expensive...

I remember seing at flight training magazine they were rated #1 for aviation university though

as far as 'backup' plan goes, that is your wish... mostly everyone here will say have a backup plan....

seagull · January 28th, 2007, 23:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sprint100

Nope. Go to UofO and major in something you like besides aviation.

Why do people keep thinking this? Haven't we killed this one dead, by now? How many more times do we have to shoot this myth?

Major in something else if you want to, but unless it's engineering or the like, it matters not, because a bachelors is not going to allow you to "fall back" on it anyway, with VERY few exceptions.

Get the degree in the subject you like and can complete the fastest with all your ratings, so you can get a job and start building time SOONER. 6 months difference in getting hired at a major could easily cost you 7 figures over your life time.

Dreampilot · January 29th, 2007, 00:00

Hey,

Riddle must have one hell of a marketing scam down there. I was considering that school until I read this forum...good thing.

Save the money and go to a state college, so much cheaper and cost-effective if your going to flight school also. I will be graduating a state college with only 6 grand in debt whereas if I went to private, it would be well over 30 or 40. No joke either. Just my advice, make up your own mind tho.

FlySooner9 · January 29th, 2007, 00:29

Well i do plan on getting a minor in Business. OU's aviation degree is largely all business classes.

eric6887 · January 29th, 2007, 00:32

From what I've been told the airlines don't care where you got your ratings but just that you have them. In other words they don't care whether you got your ratings from ERAU or from some small FBO.

Also, definitely get a backup degree. That's what I plan on doing as well.

Texasspilot · January 29th, 2007, 00:33

I wen't to SOSU and all my friends have made it where the wanted to be whether its freight, charter, corporate, or regionals, and one just got hired by cathay pacific.

it doesn't matter just so long as your a good dude and know your stuff.
other than that.....
....the women are much hotter at OU....Stay there and drink lots of beers.

January 28th, 2007, 20:33	#2
meritflyer Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Winchestertonfieldville Posts: 6,802	Re: Question from my dad Nope. Not IMO. __________________ The simplest answer tends to be correct.

January 28th, 2007, 20:36	#3
MusketeerMan Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 2,223	Re: Question from my dad From what I've been told...it's about having an education, meeting the time requirements, passing the various oral portions of an interview, passing the sim eval, and being someone that they will want to sit next to a captain in a multi million dollar airplane.

January 28th, 2007, 20:48	#4
Seggy Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,498	Re: Question from my dad Go to the University of Oklahoma. End of discussion.

January 28th, 2007, 20:49	#6
frog_flyer Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FTW Posts: 4,092	Re: Question from my dad Here's the easy way. If you like chicks, then go to OU. If you heart men, ERAU it is. __________________ "There needs to be more drinking here on JC. We need more ******* partying!" -Doug Taylor 260TT 25 ME

January 28th, 2007, 20:55	#8
PacMan4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: OK City Posts: 468	Re: Question from my dad Stick with O of U....don't spend the $$ on ERAU.

January 28th, 2007, 20:29	#1
FlySooner9 Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southern Oklahoma Posts: 220	Question from my dad Hey guys, i know i have sorta beat this subject to death, but my dad still questions me about my wanting to go to University of Oklahoma instead of ERAU. So this is the question he wants answered. "Is a degree from Embry Riddle more appealing to airlines then other schools with an aviation curriculum such as University of Oklahoma?"

January 28th, 2007, 21:59	#13
Swen Old Skool Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,621	Re: Question from my dad Erby Diddle: Where men are men and so are the women! __________________ "Smith & Wesson - the original point and click interface"

January 28th, 2007, 22:28	#15
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 19,291 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Question from my dad Yuppers, that's the way to do it! __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

January 28th, 2007, 22:38	#17
JaceTheAce Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 7,544	Re: Question from my dad Go to U of O instead. Scratch out Riddle! __________________ "Time spent flying is not deducted from one's lifespan." Join the Impact - Protest Prop 8 on November 15th!

January 28th, 2007, 22:40	#18
pilot4500 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Albemarle, NC Posts: 550	Re: Question from my dad I have to agree with everyone here. Stick with OU and forget Embry Riddle. Also, try to major in something other than aviation. It is always good to have a backup plan. __________________ Commercial Pilot ASEL, AMEL, Instrument Airplane CFI, CFI-I 4,100 TT 1,150 ME 252 Actual Instrument 1,862 Dual Given http://www.myspace.com/airplanedriver

January 28th, 2007, 22:56	#19
ComplexHiAv8r Old Skool Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: OH or is it MX?? Posts: 4,881	Re: Question from my dad Go to Norman, have a good time. KOSN is right there, so you could take lessons on the side. What field of study are you interested in? __________________ ASEL Instrument 500+ TT Cirrus Driver Engineer Loving Spouse and Father Proud Foster Parent Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying....

January 28th, 2007, 23:11	#20
taseal Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 1,961	Re: Question from my dad man, ERAU is just toooo expensive... I remember seing at flight training magazine they were rated #1 for aviation university though as far as 'backup' plan goes, that is your wish... mostly everyone here will say have a backup plan....

January 29th, 2007, 00:00	#22
Dreampilot Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 138	Re: Question from my dad Hey, Riddle must have one hell of a marketing scam down there. I was considering that school until I read this forum...good thing. Save the money and go to a state college, so much cheaper and cost-effective if your going to flight school also. I will be graduating a state college with only 6 grand in debt whereas if I went to private, it would be well over 30 or 40. No joke either. Just my advice, make up your own mind tho.

January 29th, 2007, 00:29	#23
FlySooner9 Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southern Oklahoma Posts: 220	Re: Question from my dad Well i do plan on getting a minor in Business. OU's aviation degree is largely all business classes.

January 29th, 2007, 00:32	#24
eric6887 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 47	Re: Question from my dad From what I've been told the airlines don't care where you got your ratings but just that you have them. In other words they don't care whether you got your ratings from ERAU or from some small FBO. Also, definitely get a backup degree. That's what I plan on doing as well.

January 29th, 2007, 00:33	#25
Texasspilot Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,080	Re: Question from my dad I wen't to SOSU and all my friends have made it where the wanted to be whether its freight, charter, corporate, or regionals, and one just got hired by cathay pacific. it doesn't matter just so long as your a good dude and know your stuff. other than that..... ....the women are much hotter at OU....Stay there and drink lots of beers.

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