Originally Posted by newarkblows

When you do graduate from college would you embrace a guy sitting next to you in an interview at a major with his $500 "education" as a colleague or scum? He thinks an education is useless and a waste of precious time.

I would not judge him based only on whether or not he has a degree. He might have all kinds of other qualifying experience. I would assume he meets the airline's flight experience requirements, meaning that someone trusted him to command a turbine aircraft, probably with passengers aboard.

I just do not think a degree is the end-all-be-all and I do not think it is the only indicator of the ability to become a major airline pilot.

Just the fact that you dealt with the bureaucracy and the complete non-sense that is college administration, scheduling, and meeting course requirements is a badge of honor. College in its simplest form tests your ability to accomplish a goal.