That statistic applies to the university as a whole, and is not representative of the Professional Flight program of Aviation Technology (which is by percentages, more selective than Krannert Business School or the Veterinary program).

Additionally, Purdue may have 38,000 total students but the Aviation Technology program only has approx. 600 students, and only 70-75 are admitted each year into the flight program.

 

I realize that the aviation program is more selective; why, is a mystery to me since its not that secure of a degree either way but to each his own. Anyways, statistics aside, someone smart should not apply to such a selective program in the first place. Call me naive because I applied to the program but now that I look back, it is allot smarter to apply to your REAL degree program and then minor in aviation. If you are not admitted into the program your first year then just transfer to a different college. Its not worth it loosing flight time for something anyone can get anywhere other than where you are (if that makes sense).
Just my two cents of course. Don't mean to insult anybody.

 

I'm not really sure if you CAN minor in flight...

Back to the quals, I had around an 11 GPA (Out of 12, my school was messed up) with all of the AP courses my school had (Calc and English...), 1190 on the SAT (its not that bad, just go in and do your best), and about 4 different sports teams, NHS, Honor Choir, and a whole bunch of community involvement (think volunteering). I had no problem getting into the program. One thing I would tell you is that if you are wanting to get into the program, I would do it from the beginning. It is MUCH harder to transfer into it, then it is to stay in it. I had 2 friends of mine that tried for 3 semesters before they got the transfer in, plus they had to study their asses off to keep their grades up in their "old" major, while I coasted along with my 3.0. Also, if you are close enough to come visit, I'd set up at appointment with Rose (in the Avtech guidance office) to come visit your Jr. and prolly Sr. years. So, when it comes time, just apply if you're still interested, then worry about choosing majors and such, once you know if you've been accepted...

Good luck, and keep those grades up!

 

The only reason why it's "selective" is because of capacity. 14 Warriors which handle your first 2-3 semesters of training, then 4 arrow's, and 2 seminoles for the advanced stuff. Any more than 80 students/class won't handle the load.

Can't minor in Aviation @ Purdue

Completely agree that a 2nd major is a great idea!

 

Since you can't minor in it, how hard would a double major of accounting and aviation be?

 

You'd be pretty f'in busy if you wanted to do both in 4 years...especially if you were going to attempt to flight instruct your junior and senior year.

BUT it can be done.

 

Alright, and my friend lives in Indiana and visited Purdue (I live in the boston area) and he said that the lady in the AT dept. said that they recommend you have a few AP classes. I probably will have 1 or 2 at most (AP Calc/AP Stats). I will probably end up taking only one of those.

I just didn't know that it was THAT hard to get into the AT program. I may apply when I am a senior, but I wouldn't go unless I got in the AT program because there are a lot of very good schools I could go to (not for aviation, only business) in the Boston area.

 

You don't NEED to have any AP classes in high school to be competitive for applying, provided you have a strong ACT/SAT score and high GPA.

One of my best friends at Purdue was from Taunton...I think me might be lurking on APC here but not sure...

 

That's good....what would you consider a strong ACT/SAT score (and a high GPA)? As I said before, I took it (the ACT) at the beginning of the month and I got a 27 (with absolutely no prep, I went in not even knowing what the test would look like) and my GPA is currently lurking around a 3.5, but it has been going up because I am getting more ambitious. I am going to retake the ACT next year along with the SAT (which I am going to take a class for).

I live like an hour north of Taunton, lol. I once had to go there with my dad to pick up some furniture from the Jordan's warehouse.

 

It's not as much as the SAT/ACT scores either, it's also about how "well-rounded" you are. What makes you stick out? Are you active in clubs, are you a "good" student? (doesn't mean you have to be a perfect student)

Just keep doing what you're doing, and apply everywhere, don't limit yourself to just one school. Each offer something different, and in the end they will all get you to pretty much the same point when you graduate. Comm/Inst/Multi ratings, CFI, and whatever that specific school has a specialty in.

Good luck and keep us in the loop