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Thats funny...most of the pilots at my airline I talk to who went to Riddle either regret it or say it was great when they were there back in the '80s but that they wouldn't go there today. I think the thing people regret the most about is the student loan payment. Real tough to eek by when half your first year paycheck is gone right away to pay for the education that got you your $20,000/yr job. Take out taxes and benefit payments and you're looking at a couple hundred dollars left over each month to eat, work and play. I don't know about you, but tough for me to feel like an adult with a respectable job when I have to crash on someone's couch. You know what I did with my $800/mo that is NOT going to student loans? I bought a house.Originally Posted by ComeFlyWithMe
I'm going to school next fall, and I've been torn between Embry and UND. Right now I'm leaning towards Embry. They've already given me a scholarship, something UND has not been willing to do as of yet. Embry-Riddle Prescott is also closer to where I live now, but not so close that my parents are nearby. I always wanted to go to school in another state just for the experience, and ERAU will allow me to do that without having to pay $1000 every time I go home for Christmas (UND is expensive to get to, though you can get some OK deals). I've had the privelege to tour the ERAU campus and talk to some of the professors and counselors, and I must say they REALLY love aviation there. It's a very tight small community (less students than my high school). I've talked to several major airline pilots who went to Embry and they were overall glad of the experience. I've also talked to pilots who trained in the military, and pilots who took lessons at the local FBO. They too were glad of their training experience.Quote:
You're comparing apples to bowling balls here. Besides that fact that the name "Stanford" embossed on your diploma means a hell of a lot to a hell of a lot more people than a Riddle degree and that a degree from a respected 4 year institution is required for most masters programs in her field, she didn't go to Stanford to just check a box. In the aviation world, thats all a 4 year degree is really for...checking the box. You don't need it to fly airplanes. Does it make you a better, more well rounded individual? Absolutely. But does a truck driver need a minor in philosophy to be a safe truck driver? Probably not. I'll say it again: you will have the SAME certificates as anyone else when you leave Riddle (or any other over priced school) just you will be feeling the pain (meaning money) of getting those certificates more acutely and for far longer than someone who went the cheap route. If you're hell bent on Riddle, try and major in something BESIDES Aviation Science or whatever BS it is. At least with a management degree you have SOME hope of recouping your school expense.Originally Posted by ComeFlyWithMe
And she probably could've gone to a state school for far less, but chose not to. Why? I don't know personally (obviously), but she probably felt it was a better school for what she wanted to do, and wanted to study in an elite education environment. Congrats to her for studying at such a prestigious school!
