Originally Posted by
Slugger
I have been looking around at aviation colleges for awhile now, and I know that I want to major in business management or accounting, but still minor (or double major) in aviation and get all of my hours.
I just wanted to know how hard it is to get into Purdue. I have around a 3.45 GPA now in high school. I am taking Honors Algebra 2 (I am a sophomore) and I will most likely be taking honors accounting, honors physics, and honors precalculus next year. If I do well (B+/A-) in those classes (along with my normal level classes), and do well on my SAT/ACT, would I have a good chance of getting into Purdue?
I am on my school's rocket team (I don't know if that would be of any help) and I am on the golf team.
I took the ACT this past Saturday, and if I had to guess at my score, I would say it was around a 25-28ish.
Thanks,
Jimmy
Jimmy,
I went to Purdue 2002-2006. I was pretty close to your credentials. But I'll say that getting into the flight program has just as much to do with the other applicants as it does your own credentials. The reason the flight program at Purdue is so competitive is b/c they only have facilities to accommodate around 76 students per class (mostly b/c of the 727 sim).
I had a 3.8, NHS, AP Physics, AP Calculus, 28 ACT, 1120 SAT and many extra curricular activities. I was not accepted into the flight program. After my first semester of college, I had a 4.0 and tried to get into flight, but yet again, there was no room. I was, however, accepted into the aviation management program. AvMgmt focuses on the business side of aviation and ATC. I stuck with that major, and took the flight courses as electives when they had space. By the time I graduated, I was instructing like all the other flight students and majoring in the business side of things. The only thing I didn't get to do was fly the B200 and the 727 Sim.
All that to say that even if you don't get into the flight program, there are many, many ways to get a great education, get your ratings and graduate well rounded with a credible degree. I think the double major is a great idea. One of my students was a Health major and still took some flight courses. He went all the way through commercial/instrument without ever being in the major.
Keep working hard, it pays off.