Originally Posted by
RunnerMark
First of all, it's a BACHELOR'S DEGREE. Second, maybe they want a more well rounded individual. Maybe they want to avoid 19 year old, immature, arrogant kids. Maybe it's because it shows a commitment to something.
Do you need a bachelor's degree to fly an airplane? No. You don't even need to know how to type a coherent sentence, let alone spell the words therein correctly.
It's a joke.
Sure, hanging out in college for "four" years shows commitment. Biggest waste of money for a pilot. Just saw a segment on abc about student debt. 94% of this years grads will have debt greater than 23k.
More rounded person? I never really understood that. Maybe more brainwashed. Btw, I DO have a four year degree, but consider it a useless piece of paper, esp in this field.
Commitment? Doesn't getting all your ratings, certificates and hours show commitment? Heck, doesn't filling out the delta app show commitment.
IMHO, next to bottled water, college is one of the great scams of our time.