I agree, a MBA versus an ER four year degree is not a fair comparison. It's like the Steelers taking on the local High School team. I personally would hope this kid realizes that this field is difficult at best, and down right terrible at worst. He should give himself as much of a chance as he can. Diversifying his education is the best way to ensure he will be prepared when it rains. One thing is for sure in this field, it is going to rain.

W.T.F. Over

Thanks a million guys for the advice! I have a lot of thinknig to do. Also I'm going to talk to a guy I know who is in the field and see what he has to say. Also what do you guys think about maybe taking the ROTC route? I'm maybe possibly thinking about it but not sure if I want to serve. But if I did, how long would I serve if I went to ERAU? Also would I definetly fly when I graduated?

Thanks a millino guys!! :D

There is a thread in the military forum dedicated to that very question.
Check it out and you'll have alot of your questions answered.

USMCFLYR

byebye:

What MarioWife is eluding to is inflation and the dollar possibly becoming worthless....(even though we know that won't happen).

Emerging markets (China, India, just to name two) are the new kids on the block. Although the US economy will bounce back and we will prosper nationally as a country, we will play second/third fiddle to these emerging markets of developing countries. The world/global economy is moving into an era of post-American influence.



atp

Funny you say that Sir, he is the one who started that thread.

Do yourself a favor and at least minor in English. That will help you a lot more than anything. If you don't believe me, go through each one of your posts, read them carefully, and try to notice a trend...I believe I addressed it in a response to the thread you started here http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/fl...tml#post499238. Just a little friendly professional advice since you do seem to want to be a professional after college.

Also in that thread you asked the exact same questions and got the exact same answers. I don't think this many people are going to lie to you. We recommend that you not major in aviation and not waste money at certain schools for a reason. I understand it is your dream to fly. We all had/have the exact same dream. There are plenty of ways to fly that you just don't see through your tunnel vision of "gotta go to the best aviation school to get the best aviation degree to get the best aviation job." Unfortunately, the best roads to your dream are a little counter-intuitive and may not make sense using the thought process you are currently using.

But do what you want; it is your life and your decision. Go to ERAU. Major in Aviation. Even with a $32k scholarship (if they will match the other school), you will not be able to tell any one of us we were wrong. You will have more debt than you can handle, will be eating ramen, will live in a box, will drive a beater, and will develop a new dream of how you plan on feeding a family (if you manage to meet someone at the male dominated school, or afterwards when you are working/gone constantly). Your dream will turn into a nightmare. It becomes a job that won't pay all your bills. Save yourself the debt from a school like that. That is our point. Pursue flying...in smarter ways. Work smarter, not harder. And, if your parents plan on paying for all of your college/pilot training, they will be tapping into their retirement for no reason. Tell them you'd rather spend $100k for a 5 year undergrad/MBA program and take flying lessons on the side.

If your approach to flying and working with a flight instructor (which most of these guys are or have been at one time) is the same as it is to being receptive to this advice from EXPERIENCED folks on here who have been in your shoes and made the exact same mistakes you are set on making, you will have a very tough time as a pilot. Open your mind; take advice, don't just ask for it.

FlyArmy speaks the truth. We are trying to help you. We can only show you the door, you are the one who has to walk through it. Good luck out there kid! Stay positive, no matter what. See you on the flip side. :cool:

AH! You have discovered my old mind trick of turning him back on himself in a never ending circle!
OK - so that isn't true. I had no idea that he had started that other thread. Oh well......:o

USMCFLYR

You have an amazing gift atp. You can take incoherent babbling and turn it into well formulated thought. If the original author would have done that, we wouldn't be analyzing his post. Good job though, I believe I came to roughly the same conclusion.