College degree, any one will do?
04-27-2023, 02:50 PM
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College degree, any one will do?
I keep reading both here and the internet at large how big of a deal it is to have a college degree if you want to go into the majors. No problems there, I have a degree, in fact I've had it for almost 20 years, but... it's in graphic design... from a foreign university.
My degree was validated when I applied for my work visa many many years ago (I'm a US citizen now) and I have a document that says it is the equivalent to a bachelor's degree of fine arts in graphic design the US, I even think that I have another document somewhere with an equivalence for my transcripts, which should come around 3-3.5 GPA.
Would that be good to go to a major after a few years in the regionals? It might not help me fly an airplane, but I sure can edit a video of one!
My degree was validated when I applied for my work visa many many years ago (I'm a US citizen now) and I have a document that says it is the equivalent to a bachelor's degree of fine arts in graphic design the US, I even think that I have another document somewhere with an equivalence for my transcripts, which should come around 3-3.5 GPA.
Would that be good to go to a major after a few years in the regionals? It might not help me fly an airplane, but I sure can edit a video of one!
04-27-2023, 03:49 PM
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Yes any degree will do. You will get extra credit, and probably called sooner by the top-tier majors.
To get credit for having a degree, it will need to US accreditation. Sounds like you have that.
A MS in electrical engineering from MIT or the Naval Academy might get you a little more credit, but it's certainly not worth repeating college if you already have an accredited degree of any sort.
To get credit for having a degree, it will need to US accreditation. Sounds like you have that.
A MS in electrical engineering from MIT or the Naval Academy might get you a little more credit, but it's certainly not worth repeating college if you already have an accredited degree of any sort.
04-28-2023, 04:29 AM
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I have a rather bland, non-technical degree, though I did graduate in 3.5 years with honors.
There was a guy in the military flight program with me, he had the aeronautical engineering degree & talked about becoming an astronaut. Mind you, this was before we even got close to an airplane. This individual barely made it though, went to a very nondescript fleet. He never ended up on the space shuttle.
In current times, it seems a four year degree is less important, still nice to have something.
There was a guy in the military flight program with me, he had the aeronautical engineering degree & talked about becoming an astronaut. Mind you, this was before we even got close to an airplane. This individual barely made it though, went to a very nondescript fleet. He never ended up on the space shuttle.
In current times, it seems a four year degree is less important, still nice to have something.
04-28-2023, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by sourdough44
I have a rather bland, non-technical degree, though I did graduate in 3.5 years with honors.
There was a guy in the military flight program with me, he had the aeronautical engineering degree & talked about becoming an astronaut. Mind you, this was before we even got close to an airplane. This individual barely made it though, went to a very nondescript fleet. He never ended up on the space shuttle.
In current times, it seems a four year degree is less important, still nice to have something.
There was a guy in the military flight program with me, he had the aeronautical engineering degree & talked about becoming an astronaut. Mind you, this was before we even got close to an airplane. This individual barely made it though, went to a very nondescript fleet. He never ended up on the space shuttle.
In current times, it seems a four year degree is less important, still nice to have something.
04-28-2023, 08:10 AM
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04-28-2023, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by SonicFlyer
I have yet to hear of a student getting a degree that ends in “…studies” getting a job in their major, except for becoming a professor teaching more students their useless major.
04-28-2023, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 40yrOldRookie
Few things in life are as useless as a degree in graphic design, trust me.
04-28-2023, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by QRH Bingo
Seeing as how you are eyeing a career change into aviation, it's not useless if it puts your application above someone else without one.
*I wanted this reply to only say "Touché", it would have been all the more powerful, but here is an extra few characters because it wouldn't let me post it otherwise.
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