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Old 02-25-2008 | 06:36 PM
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Yeh.. .thinking about doing like 6 units a semester... that will help keep that federal student loan from requiring payback ANNNNDDD it wont build interest, while I pay off the other one....
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Old 04-09-2008 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Scooter2525
Okay, so I'm on my senior year for an aviation degree, and I'm finding/wishing that I had a non aviation major. So... I'm thinking about going back (or continuing school?) to get another degree. IF not, then maybe a minor in business or something. Thoughts?
Get at least one that is employable such as Computer Science to Information Technology when the bottom falls out of aviation. I have both an aviation and tech degree, I turn down three jobs a week for the tech stuff. So you know you could always fall back on that.

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Old 04-09-2008 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by atlmsl
I don't think it matters at all. Major in what you enjoy. Both of my brothers majored in political science and one works on computers and the other is in logistics. A degree is a degree. If you enjoy aviation, major in it. You will not be limited to an aviation career with your diploma, I'm sure.
This is about the only thing that even got me through college. I was struggling with a nowehre major that I wasn't interested in and not making great grades. After I found the aviation major - it wasn't even like studying. I loved it and luckily for me my grades shot up or else I never would have been selected for my OCC slot. I sometimes wish that I had a degree in something else in case my aviation plans don't work out, but like FFB and ATLMSL said - once you're in the work force - the degree really means little unless it is very technical.

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Old 04-09-2008 | 08:01 PM
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Type of degree has never mattered, so long as you have one.

Make sure you get something that you can fall back on, just in case.
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