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Old 04-01-2008, 12:38 AM
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for a convention their having in san diego ( my city ). Is it worth it to check this out?
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Old 04-01-2008, 07:27 AM
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for a convention their having in san diego ( my city ). Is it worth it to check this out?
If the other option you're considering is throwing away 3 times the money at ERAU to get the same ratings and more or less the same degree, then abo-freaking-lutely.

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for a convention their having in san diego ( my city ). Is it worth it to check this out?
It's never not "worth it" to attend a free function.

No matter which you chose, please pay attention in English class.
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It's never not "worth it" to attend a free function.

No matter which you chose, please pay attention in English class.
Agreed. Never hurts to go listen and talk to them and see what they have to say. Doesn't cost you anything but your time, right? Its not a timeshare pitch and no ones trying to trick you into anything. Just do some research before you go and go armed with some questions.
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Originally Posted by sqwkvfr View Post
It's never not "worth it" to attend a free function.

No matter which you chose, please pay attention in English class.
Yeah say that to the kids who went to the silver state conventions hahah. yeah im going to go check it out i just wanted to hear if anybody here has been to it or not.
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When I was in High School UND did the same thing in Chicago. It was basicly an information session and a chance to meet Polovitz and Lovelace. Like it has already been said go there armed with questions. If you do you will get a lot out of it.
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Make sure that you also take questions about the industry in general as well as the school. Put them on the spot - it's their job to answer the tough questions about the school and the realities of training/working in aviation. (And I say that wholeheartedly- even as a UND grad and somebody who to this day still stays active with the school as a member of the Dean's Alumni Advisory Board).
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I'd recommend going as well. I just looked at the job board on the UND website. Talk about preferential hiring! Compass, Pinnacle, Mesaba, Colgan, American Eagle, Trans States, Piedmont, and Penair and even the UND/Capeair/Jetblue triangle of success. They all posted within the last week or so.

I forgot to mention there are several Flight Instructing jobs on there too. I always recommend flight instructing for at least a year before jumping to the airlines. =)

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When I was in High School UND did the same thing in Chicago. It was basicly an information session and a chance to meet Polovitz and Lovelace. Like it has already been said go there armed with questions. If you do you will get a lot out of it.
Polovitz and Lovelace are both pretty straight shooters, at least when I knew them. If you want to ask them some tough questions, they'll be more than happy to answer your questions with a minimum of BS. Just FYI, if you can relate the Civil War to aviation in ANY WAY, it will make Lovelace's day
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