Why does compass want a Bachelors?
05-14-2012 | 06:18 AM
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because they want someone that will pass, not flunk out on the written exam that they give you the answer for 2 weeks before.
05-14-2012 | 06:20 AM
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Those that can afford college have no reason to go.
05-14-2012 | 06:34 AM
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I agree that college can be a waste of money. But you get out of it what you put in. Aviation/Aerospace degrees?? They, truly, are a complete joke (personal experience).
05-14-2012 | 07:27 AM
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At some point in your life experience has to amount to something. So many years in a professional background, mixed in with ratings should more than make up for not having a piece of paper.
05-14-2012 | 07:34 AM
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Or, they may have invested the same amount they would have spent on tuition to start a business. Many businesses are owned by high net worth individuals without a degree.
I would agree that without a degree one's options are limited when working for someone else. Wife works for one of the brokerage firms, has no degree, and that pretty much caps the salary at 40K.
On the other hand, in lieu of going back to school, someone could invest in a business that would have the potential for a much higher income.
Tuition prices are crazy. Regardless of love or interest (a degree in Civil War History would make me happy) return on investment is an important consideration these days. The only degrees that will generate a ROI out of the gate are math, science, engineering, or accounting.
I would agree that without a degree one's options are limited when working for someone else. Wife works for one of the brokerage firms, has no degree, and that pretty much caps the salary at 40K.
On the other hand, in lieu of going back to school, someone could invest in a business that would have the potential for a much higher income.
Tuition prices are crazy. Regardless of love or interest (a degree in Civil War History would make me happy) return on investment is an important consideration these days. The only degrees that will generate a ROI out of the gate are math, science, engineering, or accounting.
05-14-2012 | 07:48 AM
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Not sure why majority of pilots have the insistent need to insult or put down other pilots' background or experience.
I imagine it has something to do with insecurity and/or an inferiority complex.
That being said, good/bad pilots can come from any or every background.
It's just as disengious to devalue a pilot who pursued a four year college degree, as it is to put down/insult a pilot's intelligence/ability who didn't pursue a bacelor's degree.
I imagine it has something to do with insecurity and/or an inferiority complex.
That being said, good/bad pilots can come from any or every background.
It's just as disengious to devalue a pilot who pursued a four year college degree, as it is to put down/insult a pilot's intelligence/ability who didn't pursue a bacelor's degree.
05-14-2012 | 07:54 AM
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You guys are thinking way too much about this, either you have it or you do not.
05-14-2012 | 07:58 AM
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What a ridiculous thread.
First, we have a known troll starting a thread of what can only be considered a stupid question. Then 99% of the subsequent posts are bashing those with a degree, those without a degree, the degree itself, and just about every permutation in between. No wonder airline management is having so much fun playing with you guys.
First, we have a known troll starting a thread of what can only be considered a stupid question. Then 99% of the subsequent posts are bashing those with a degree, those without a degree, the degree itself, and just about every permutation in between. No wonder airline management is having so much fun playing with you guys.
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