I went to ERAU and had plenty to cheer about on Saturdays...bikini contests at 701 South and wet t-shirt contests at Penrods. Also, I had plenty of sports: keg softball, Hank Aaron tennis and drunk cycling to the beach.

It's just like any layover, it's what you make of it.

Exactely, you will be competing with people who have fresh degrees, or people who have worked the industry for the amount of time you worked the flying job.

I can agree with the "don't go to ERAU because it is pricey" arguement, but I do not agree with the "major in something other than aviation so you have something to fall back on" arguement. In reality, it won't be something you can actually fall back on (although there are always exceptions).

You're still more marketable than an ERAU grad. And in engineering - a newly minted college grad knows nothing except how to learn. The only difference is the the pilot would be less cocky.

I am in my second year at the University of North Dakota. I am currently in the Aerospace program working on my commercial rating, not sure if I want to get my degree in Commercial Aviation or Aviation Management. Anyways I have met a few other students up here that transfered to UND from ERAU. They all have had the same reasons such as 1. cost 2. far from home 3. didn't like the attitude of their fellow students and 4. wanted an actual college experience. UND gives you the best of both worlds which are top notch aviation training and equipment with a 4 year liberal arts college campus and student body. I have many friends that are not in aviation and many that are. I love UND and am glad that I did not go to ERAU.

I got my private part 61 back home in Illinois and the part 141 training is much different. I learned more in my private test course at UND than I did while earning my license under part 61. Anyone who is college aged and is serious about an aviation career should attend a part 141 school in my opinion.

I took the private class at UND. Cost me $250 and was worth every penny. Wish they offered the Instrument class on weekends :(

yeah i remember penrods...the oysterpub...the coliseum...and they were not wet t-shirt contest at penrods..they were nudity contests...as a 91 grad..i had a great experience...and looks like us 2 are in the left seat of widebodies already...maybe riddle is not that bad after all...

Right....you wouldn't have gotten there without ERAU.

Oh --and you cant leave out the Ocean Deck on a Sunday afternoon with a nice cold one. just chillin lookin at the ocean and checkin out the chicks!!

probably not...met some important people there and made connections that eventually got me to FDX...

Isn't it equally possible to make connections on your way up? Would the possibility of making them at ERAU be worth paying $12,745 a semester now? I'm sure your student loan repayments were entirely manageable compared to what today's grad walks out of there with.