Originally Posted by ryane946
Well I disagree with the experience thing with respect to engineering because ALL my friends who graduated with an aerospace degree, who want a job in that industry, currently have one. Sure, some of us did some internships, but some people I know had no experience. To use your example, I have a friend Katherine working on the dreamliner at Boeing, and she probably makes more than I do!
But, there is really no reference to that in my above post. All I said (what you quoted) was that you absolutely should get a 4 year degree.
Two reasons:
1. You NEED one to get hired by a good major airline. PERIOD!
2. You better have a backup if you are going into a volatile industry like aviation.
Other reasons include...oh, I don't know...
It will be the best time of your life
Looks better than HS degree on ANY resume
You will learn more there than you ever will anywhere else
There are some other good ones, but I think you get my point.
If you are young, and you want to fly for a living (and make decent money), you should get a 4 year college degree.
But those people who got hired right out of college have new degrees, and have up-to-date training in that field. They are fresh out of college, the information is fresh and its all industry standard. If you have an engineering degree and try to use it 8 years down the line, it won't get you anywhere because you will have the expeirence in the field of someone right out of college, but you will not be up-to-date education. Your trying to get a job with no expierence and out-dated training, further you will not be as effecient as someone out of college or who has been in the industry because you have not touched the stuff since graduation.
I dont think he was arguing that you shouldn't get a degree, he was just saying that having a degree in a different field is not a valid backup unless you switch within 2-3 years, after that what your degree says is worthless because you haven't used it and you are no longer current with the industry. All it is, is a 4 year degree.