UND Alumni Survery

[CRJDriver]

Hey Everyone:

Just wanted to throw out a quick survery to all former UND students to get an idea where everyone is these days and how you would rate your education from UND. This will also help any current/future students.

1. When did you graduate form UND?
2. How many years did you attend UND?
3. Did you transfer to UND?
4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
6. Who is your current employer and job title?
7. How long have you been with your current employer?
8. Are you happy with your current job?
9. Where is your current residence?
10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?

[CRJDriver]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
2006

2. How many years did you attend UND?
4 yrs.

3. Did you transfer to UND?
No.

4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
Rocky Mountain College

5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Started out as Avit. Management. Graduated with General Studies degree with a mix of business/aviation and history courses.

6. Who is your current employer and job title?
Comair (Delta Connection). F/O on the CRJ

7. How long have you been with your current employer?
Almost 1 yr.

8. Are you happy with your current job?
Somewhat.

9. Where is your current residence?
Live in Idaho, but commute to Cincinnati, OH.

10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
Probably not, unless it is for a really hot wife or a well paying job

11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
6

12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
Maybe.

13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
I know it is cold in ND and UND is in the middle of nowhere, but enjoy your time up there. I definitely had some of my best times up there and I made a lot of friends and contacts.

[Mtts422]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
2006

2. How many years did you attend UND?
4 yrs.

3. Did you transfer to UND?
No.

4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
Don't even remember

5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Aviation Mgmt.

6. Who is your current employer and job title?
iFly - Regional Sales Manager

7. How long have you been with your current employer?
1 yr.

8. Are you happy with your current job?
Good days and baaaad days

9. Where is your current residence?
Hermosa Beach, CA

10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
Negative, although I would live in MSP

11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
7

12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
Yes

13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Enjoy your time. Yes, it is cold as sh** and Yes GF can smell like sh**. However, your education up there will carry some weight in the aviation world. I don't fly for the airlines, but still plan on having a career in Aircraft Sales and I can say without a doubt that the UND name on my resume has helped.

[JaceTheAce]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
May 2007.

2. How many years did you attend UND?
3 years.

3. Did you transfer to UND?
Yes, from a community college.

4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
A few non-aviation universities and Embry-Riddle.

5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
BBA in Aviation Management. No minor or additional coursework.

6. Who is your current employer and job title?
Piedmont Airlines, F/O on the Dash 8.

7. How long have you been with your current employer?
A little over 2 months.

8. Are you happy with your current job?
YES! It's like I'm not even working.

9. Where is your current residence?
San Diego, CA

10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
No way. I would never subject myself to such torture.

11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
7

12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
This is a very difficult question to answer. If I could start college over, some days I think I would've attended San Diego State University and done my flight training at a flying club - but I am always reminded of the great friends I made at UND and think otherwise. The training at UND is very good too, even with the few bad apple stage check pilots.

13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Do your research before coming to UND to see if you can really handle living in Grand Forks. I was able to handle it, but it was really tough. For me it wasn't the cold or the weather that got to me - it was the complete lack of entertainment, culture, quality restaurants, and scenery. I really did enjoy the laid back and slow pace of life though. The best advise to hear is to meet a really good group of friends so that you can deal with the initial boredom of being in North Dakota - you'll be surprised with the entertainment a few good friends getting together can come up with.

[Screaming_Emu]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
Dec 06
2. How many years did you attend UND?
4.5 years
3. Did you transfer to UND?
Yes
4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
Western Michigan, St. Cloud, U of Minnesota Crookston
5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Commercial Aviation
6. Who is your current employer and job title?
FO in training at ASA
7. How long have you been with your current employer?
1 month
8. Are you happy with your current job?
So far so good
9. Where is your current residence?
ATL
10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
No way in hell
11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
8
12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
No, but not because of my educational experience.
13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Visit before you commit

[Booker]

1. Spring 2002
2. 4
3. Yes
4. SIU, Purdue, ERAU
5. Comm Avit
6. XJT, FO
7. 2 years, 3 months, 19 days
8. Absolutely
9. IAH
10. Hell no, not now, not ever
11. 8
12. Yes
13. Don't take crap from the management. You're the customer.

[airplanerik]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
Haven't yet.
2. How many years did you attend UND?
2.5 thus far.
3. Did you transfer to UND?
Nope.
4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
Considered WMU and ERAU.
5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Commercial Aviation
6. Who is your current employer and job title?
UND Aerospace (CFI, CFII)
7. How long have you been with your current employer?
One semester.
8. Are you happy with your current job?
Yup, very.
9. Where is your current residence?
GFK, Legacy
10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
There would have to be LOTS of incentive.
11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
8
12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
Of course.
13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Grand Forks is cold...but you already know this. So don't complain.

[undmj23]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
2004
2. How many years did you attend UND?
5 years
3. Did you transfer to UND?
No
4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
SIU, WMU
5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Commercial Aviation, ATC
6. Who is your current employer and job title?
corporate eagle management services inc. aka tradewinds aviation
7. How long have you been with your current employer?
20 months
8. Are you happy with your current job?
nope, and if i had to do it all over again i would have gone to a airline
9. Where is your current residence?
wixom, mi
10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
if its the right job
11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
9
12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
yes, i am very happy with the time i spent at UND
13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
you get what you put into it, enjoy your time up there.

[CAFFEINE]

1. When did you graduate from UND?
2006

2. How many years did you attend UND?
3

3. Did you transfer to UND?
Yes

4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
University of Alaska, Purdue (attended both)

5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Commercial Aviation

6. Who is your current employer and job title?
ExpressJet Airlines, FO

7. How long have you been with your current employer?
5 months

8. Are you happy with your current job?
Love it!

9. Where is your current residence?
Ontario, California

10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
Perhaps

11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
9

12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
Absolutely

13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
a). Just like the last guy said, you get what you put into it.
b). You will find some aviation students who will bitch and complain about ND a lot. I suggest you distance yourself from these folks and find a good group of friends with a little more positive outlook on life. You can find fun things to do in GFK.
c). Take advantage of student hockey tickets! Fill the Ralph every weekend!

[CAFFEINE]

Originally Posted by airplanerik

<snip>13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Grand Forks is cold...but you already know this. So don't complain.

LOL

[JaceTheAce]

Originally Posted by CAFFEINE

b). You will find some aviation students who will bitch and complain about ND a lot. I suggest you distance yourself from these folks and find a good group of friends with a little more positive outlook on life. You can find fun things to do in GFK.

Oh my gawsh, I totally agree! Watch out for bitchy students. Stay away!















I'm just messin' J You know I bitch. But hey, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, eh?

[CAFFEINE]

Originally Posted by JaceTheAce

Oh my gawsh, I totally agree! Watch out for bitchy students. Stay away!



I'm just messin' J You know I bitch. But hey, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, eh?

Jace, I'll give you a break cause I've met you in person and you're not like your JC online persona (or at least you don't bitch as much in real life as you do on here, lol). But you know there are a lot of aviation students who bash ND and complain about the weather/lack of big city entertainment (hello we're in GF ND people!)/the big bad SOF went no fly/etc. I wouldn't want to be brought down by hanging out with those kind of people. That's what I was getting at.

[BuickCFI]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
Aug 2006

2. How many years did you attend UND?
5 yrs.

3. Did you transfer to UND?
No.

4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
None

5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Started as Comm. Avit w/ Minor in Space Studies, ended up with just a major in Avit. Mgmt.

6. Who is your current employer and job title?
UND Aerospace, Flight Instructor

7. How long have you been with your current employer?
10 months (if you count the time at the CKN site)

8. Are you happy with your current job?
Yes

9. Where is your current residence?
EGF

10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
No, i am getting the f' out when my wife is graduated

11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
5 (the CFI course did the most, probably best flight course i took at UND)

12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
No

13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Come here with a positive mindset and you will have fun and learn a lot

[JaceTheAce]

Originally Posted by CAFFEINE

Jace, I'll give you a break cause I've met you in person and you're not like your JC online persona (or at least you don't bitch as much in real life as you do on here, lol). But you know there are a lot of aviation students who bash ND and complain about the weather/lack of big city entertainment (hello we're in GF ND people!)/the big bad SOF went no fly/etc. I wouldn't want to be brought down by hanging out with those kind of people. That's what I was getting at.

Aw, thanks haha ...you are so lucky to be based out of ONT! I miss home. Oh well, lots of new adventures everyday out here in the east coast! Crazy weather, holy moly!

*sorry for the thread hijack*

[Snickersnwa]

1. When did you graduate from UND?
May 2007

2. How many years did you attend UND?
four

3. Did you transfer to UND?
Nope

4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
Looked at others, but only applied to UND

5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Commercial Aviation

6. Who is your current employer and job title?
ExpressJet, FO

7. How long have you been with your current employer?
Five months

8. Are you happy with your current job?
Very happy

9. Where is your current residence?
Ontario, California

10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
Move back, probably not. But will go back to see some hockey every now and then!

11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
9

12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
Yes

13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?

A good attitude will take you a long way!

[belliott]

Originally Posted by UND_Flyer

Hey Everyone:

Just wanted to throw out a quick survery to all former UND students to get an idea where everyone is these days and how you would rate your education from UND. This will also help any current/future students.

1. When did you graduate form UND?
2007
2. How many years did you attend UND?
5
3. Did you transfer to UND?
Nope
4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
None
5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
ATC with Pro. Flight
6. Who is your current employer and job title?
FO at Merlin Airways....aka FedEx feeder bitch
7. How long have you been with your current employer?
Long enough to know I want to leave after TPIC time
8. Are you happy with your current job?
Sometimes
9. Where is your current residence?
Puerto Rico
10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
If the price was right.
11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
3.... you really start learning in the real world.
12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
Maybe....
13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Get the hell out of there and enjoy what aviation has to offer.

[roundout]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
december 2004
2. How many years did you attend UND?
4.5 and 3 summers
3. Did you transfer to UND?
no
4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
SIU, ERAU
5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
commercial avit
6. Who is your current employer and job title?
Mooney Captain/demo pilot extraordinaire
7. How long have you been with your current employer?
51 weeks
8. Are you happy with your current job?
mostly
9. Where is your current residence?
DFW metroplex
10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
go pound sand
11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
7. i was taught that flying close to other planes is bad, and i find myself doing a lot of air-to-air photo shoots now and that requires some precision flying. luckily, i got in before the CRJ stuff was mandatory; had i been req'd to take the CRJ course i would probably rate this as a 4 or 5, since the only jet i want to work in is a Lear with steam gauges and no FMS.
12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
hard call. if i wanted to go airlines, i'd say yes. if i choose to continue in GA, i'll say probably not. i will say this, the UND degree helped me get my current job.
13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
visit in the winter. adapt. you can bitch, but don't be bitter; you chose to go there and you can leave if you're unsatisfied.

[eglplt]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
December 2002
2. How many years did you attend UND?
3.5
3. Did you transfer to UND?
No
4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
None
5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Aviation Management
6. Who is your current employer and job title?
Netjets 400XP Pilot
7. How long have you been with your current employer?
2 years
8. Are you happy with your current job?
I love it, couldn't think of anywhere else I would rather be!
9. Where is your current residence?
Keller, Texas
10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
Currently in the process, Fargo to be exact!
11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
9, UND taught me much more than how to fly airplanes. I learned many valuable skills that allowed me to enhance my ability to be competitive in the job market. I also feel the Aerospace program prepared me to suceed in my first part 121 training event, there were numerous similarities between UND and the airline.
12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
I would attend UND again if I had to do it over. I do feel that UND has added a bunch of expensive, useless requirements to it's cirriculum, i.e. CRJ course. I don't know of many people that have prepared themselves accordingly who can not learn and adapt to flying a jet/turboprop with a glass cockpit. I will commend UND and it's technologically heavy training environment, I feel that helped me tremendously.
13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Make the best of your situation, focus on the long-term goals, and become a master of your craft!

[undsioux1]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
2007

2. How many years did you attend UND?
4 years

3. Did you transfer to UND?
No

4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
None

5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Commercial Aviation

6. Who is your current employer and job title?
Pinnacle Airlines, FO

7. How long have you been with your current employer?
6 months

8. Are you happy with your current job?
Yes

9. Where is your current residence?
Detroit, MI

10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
I would rather live in Grand Forks than Detroit, its not that bad people

11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
9

12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
absolutely

13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Put 100% of your effort into your training. Don't slack every semester, get your flying done. Even with a part-time job, it can be done. Your paying good $$$ for this education, take advantage of it!!

[Foxcow]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
May 2005

2. How many years did you attend UND?
5 years

3. Did you transfer to UND?
Nope

4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
OU, FIT, ERAU

5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Commercial Aviation

6. Who is your current employer and job title?
Trans States Airlines Captain

7. How long have you been with your current employer?
1.5 years about

8. Are you happy with your current job?
For the most part yes.

9. Where is your current residence?
ATL

10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
Hell to the no!

11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
7. I was not forced to take the CRJ FTD class but transport category systems was a good introduction to what I would be seeing at the airlines.

12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
Only if the current me could educate the past me.

13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
If you chose to go to UND, study hard, and get the hell out. Also a double major would be a good idea (second major being not aviation related).

[NEOHIO]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
2002
2. How many years did you attend UND?
4
3. Did you transfer to UND?
No
4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
None
5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Commercial Aviation
6. Who is your current employer and job title?
Delta Railroad Construction, Corporate Pilot
7. How long have you been with your current employer?
4 Years
8. Are you happy with your current job?
Yes
9. Where is your current residence?
Geneva, OH
10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
Don't think my wife would come with me!
11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
8
12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
Yes
13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Study hard, but make sure you enjoy your time in college!

GO SIOUX!

[TDoc]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
August 05
2. How many years did you attend UND?
4 + a summer or two
3. Did you transfer to UND?
No
4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
Iowa/ISU
5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Aviation Mgmt
6. Who is your current employer and job title?
Flight Safety International, GV/550 co-pilot
7. How long have you been with your current employer?
One Year
8. Are you happy with your current job?
Yes, its a blast
9. Where is your current residence?
Wilmington, DE
10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
Yes, I like the Midwest (if there was a good job)
11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
9
12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
Wouldn't think otherwise, I met some of the best people there, and got a good education along the way.
13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Everywhere else you go will seem like a vacation once you have been to UND for four years! Flying arcs, Back courses, and operating out of small airports IFR etc. may suck now, but its amazing the amount of "qualified" pilots that don't know how to do it correctly.

[saxman66]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
Dec. '05

2. How many years did you attend UND?
5 years

3. Did you transfer to UND?
No

4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
Auburn, Baylor, Texas Tech

5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Commercial Avit, Music

6. Who is your current employer and job title?
Comair, CRJ FO

7. How long have you been with your current employer?
1 year

8. Are you happy with your current job?
Sometimes

9. Where is your current residence?
Grapevine, Texas and commute to JFK

10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
No, no family there.

11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
9

12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
For sure

13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
There is some website out there that some disgruntled student made about UND. It has all these false facts and figures about UND including its aviation and saying how bad it is there. Well its all hogwash! I had a blast there and will always miss my time there. The training is top notch, as well as your classes. I enjoyed being involved in other parts of campus as well. It really kept my sanity as I didn't talk about airplanes 24/7. I'm finding that needs to be true when you graduate to a flying job. HAVE SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES FLYING YOU LIKE TO DO! Thats the best advice I ever ever got!

[LOGS]

1. When did you graduate form UND?
May 2006
2. How many years did you attend UND?
5 years(I may have enjoyed college too much)
3. Did you transfer to UND?
No
4. What other colleges/universities did you apply to?
Purdue
5. What was your major/field of study/minor?
Commerical Aviation
6. Who is your current employer and job title?
Sierra West Airlines/ Metroliner III Captain
7. How long have you been with your current employer?
Bout 2 months now
8. Are you happy with your current job?
Yea but wish I flew more
9. Where is your current residence?
El Paso, TX (just about as bad as ND)
10. Would you ever move back to North Dakota?
Was considering it for a Fed Ex Caravan gig, then woke up lol
11. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate how well your UND education prepared you for your job?
For this job 5
12. If you could start college over would you still choose UND?
Hard question, I loved UND for the college experience, not for the over priced, over stressed flight training.
13. Is there any advice you would pass along to current UND students?
Think hard of where you want to go afterword. Is money a big issue? Theres many just as good, cheaper ways of flight training. At und basically your paying the big bucks for the UND name.

=Jason-