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Old 10-10-2013 | 07:57 AM
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I don't ever remember being asked my GPA in my Delta interview or if that was on their 6 page app. This was a long time ago, I guess now they are looking at it. Mine was not spectacular, that's for sure, about 2.5, if that, I think!

I was asked about it at my 6 man Guard Interview Board. I said I'd been very busy flying 6 hours every night during my last two years of college. Then they asked why a girl with only 10 hours scored higher than I did on the Air Force Flying Aptitude Test.

I just burst out with a laugh and said, "That must be some test! Tell you what, put the two of us in a simulator, turn the vis down to zero, and let's see who can find the runway..."

Of course they hired the girl with 10 hours.

Turns out she had been a Captain on Active Duty, and worked in the same office where the tests and answer key is stored. Imagine that.
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Old 10-10-2013 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Timbo
I don't ever remember being asked my GPA in my Delta interview or if that was on their 6 page app. This was a long time ago, I guess now they are looking at it. Mine was not spectacular, that's for sure, about 2.5, if that, I think!

I was asked about it at my 6 man Guard Interview Board. I said I'd been very busy flying 6 hours every night during my last two years of college. Then they asked why a girl with only 10 hours scored higher than I did on the Air Force Flying Aptitude Test.

I just burst out with a laugh and said, "That must be some test! Tell you what, put the two of us in a simulator, turn the vis down to zero, and let's see who can find the runway..."

Of course they hired the girl with 10 hours.

Turns out she had been a Captain on Active Duty, and worked in the same office where the tests and answer key is stored. Imagine that.
They asked me if my GPA (2.69) was reflective of the effort I put in to college. I said it was.
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Old 10-10-2013 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy
This is a BS standard. What the airlines need to recognize is that a 3.0 GPA at some places is better than a near 4.0 at others. For example, an engineering degree obtained from one of the top 5 engineering schools in the country is a hard thing to do and grades are usually weighted to a class average of 3.0.......... This is hardly a fair comparison to someone who went to Podunk community college and got a perfect 4.0 because classes there are super easy. In high school I had a 3.95 graduating GPA with a SAT score of 1350 (back when max was 1600) but I chose to attend a top notch engineering program and ended up barely 3.0 graduating.
Oh, I know, I am in the same boat as you. My engineering classes GPA from a top school was around 2.0 ish, the only thing holding me up was that in my gen-ed classes, I had nothing less than an A. So I ended up with a 2.6. I took two 300 level business courses as part of my major, didn't attended one lecture, only came for the exams, and got an A in both classes. If you can get through a technical degree in college, you can get through any airline training.
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Old 10-10-2013 | 08:54 AM
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Darn! You guys are smart! Don't know how I made it with my degree in History from a State school...(and not one of the major two) I guess timing is everything. I've always said "I'd rather be lucky than good!"

Denny
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Old 10-10-2013 | 08:54 AM
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Congrats to all coming to interview...maybe someone has already mentioned but I think it is important to emphasize:

Be very careful on Virginia Ave! Not the safest place to walk around at night unless you are with a group. Interviewees may not be traveling in a group until in training. Keep vigilant!
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Old 10-10-2013 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by LandGreen2
Congrats to all coming to interview...maybe someone has already mentioned but I think it is important to emphasize:

Be very careful on Virginia Ave! Not the safest place to walk around at night unless you are with a group. Interviewees may not be traveling in a group until in training. Keep vigilant!
And remember, there are 3 Waffle Houses in walking distance.

Nu
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Old 10-10-2013 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by NuGuy
And remember, there are 3 Waffle Houses in walking distance.

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That's how you know you're in Georgia, you walk out of a Waffle House and you can see another one.
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Old 10-10-2013 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by scambo1
That's how you know you're in Georgia, you walk out of a Waffle House and you can see another one.
Is it bad that I had to google what a waffle house is?
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Old 10-10-2013 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by tom14cat14
Is it bad that I had to google what a waffle house is?
Instant disqualification at Delta...next.
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Old 10-10-2013 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by tom14cat14
Is it bad that I had to google what a waffle house is?
Probably don't know the proper way to eat grits either.

Yeah, like MD88 said... you're done.
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