The problem with getting your ratings at a college is that in order to do so, you'd likely be required to enroll in a program that leads to an aviation degree, which is entirely useless in the real world, and no more helpful in securing a pilot job than any other degree. The FBO route is by far the better option. I doubt good grades would get you any discounts on flight training. Of course, scholarships toward tuition are an option, as they are at any school. As to whether the Ivy League degree would give you an advantage over other pilots; all other things being equal, it certainly can't hurt. The obvious advantage you were talking about in other industries DEMANDS that that be the path you take. (Although a subject for another debate is whether an Ivy League school is really any better than a top-rated state school.) Now just don't do something silly like major in liberal arts...
Last edited by Uncle Bose; 05-25-2006 at 02:49 PM.