Originally Posted by
alvrb211
Problem is, the majority of Airline pilots out there can show they committed to both flight training, and 4 years of college.
Sure, it takes some commitment to get an FAA ATP. However, I recall my college classes being much more in-depth. It took a lot more serious study to get through the Math, Physics, and Business classes I took.
Nobody is going to be impressed with a High School Diploma alone.
Take the advice of the majority on this thread. Make the commitment and get your degree. Your commitment will be recognized. A lack of commitment will not!
AL
I couldn't agree more. I had the same experience. I'll be the first to tell you that my curriculum kicked my @ss in a major way. I knew I had 4-6 hours of homework every night for 4 years. No, it wasn't fun but I realized that my future was directly related to the work I was putting in.
I can't relate to some of these stories of sleepwalking through college and, more importantly, all of the employers in the aviation community in our future will not relate to that experience either.