It's taking me *gasp* 26 years so far to complete mine! I've had a great run so the incentive wasn't really there. Now it's picked up a notch and I will be complete end of this year. Can't wait for the HR people to faint on that one if I ever get the chance to interview. :p

The excessive amount of time to complete the degree is waivable with good reason ( volunteer work, earning money to pay tuition etc).

It took me 35 years to finally finish with a good school, debt free. Even if I don't get hired by a major I've completed something meaningful.

Knowledge gained is knowledge available, and whether the things I've learned apply to aviation or not, I can honestly say my critical thinking, judgement and decision-making ability have improved, and that has sharpened my abilities as an aviator.

Stop making excuses for not committing to get it done and just do it. Rationalizing to yourself that it's not necessary won't change the requirement, and meeting the requirement is necessary to get the job you want.

I know this gonna come across poorly, but I have a masters degree and on the delta app I put 6 years of college. Should I change that to 4 years since that is how long my undergrad took or does the application system take into account that I selected Masters as my highest level of education.

It says "college" so I put 4. Had the same conundrum

thanks crflyer

Good point. My wife took 8 years to graduate. Dr./Mrs. Airhoss is a slow learner I guess. And she doesn't even have a bachelors degree. She got accepted into Vet school before she finished her undergrad degree. Then she started a post doc virology PHD program which she never finished, LOSER!

Good thing she ain't trying to fly for the big D!!

To the OP? Get the degree. It doesn't matter what your opinion on the degree is. Nor does it matter what we think.

What does matter is this: although United will hire without the four year degree, to put all of your eggs in that basket would be foolish. If you can find the time and funds to knock one out, that's what you should be working on.

And I say this as somebody who won the lottery and was hired without the degree. I was beyond fortunate to get the interview - I had a lot of ancillary qualifications that helped explain and take the place of not having the degree.

Don't be like me. Get the degree.

Capiche?

It is sad that we actually have to tell an adult who is already pursuing this career they should not get a DUI,DWI, or any arrest.

So this may have been asked and answered but 3 years of college, then one year away from school to work and then finally 1 more year of college ending in a degree adds up to 4 years of college in my book. Am I understanding the question on the app wrong because I put 4 years down. Is it stated or implied that they mean consecutively? I attended college for four years over the course of five years.

Years of college. To me that means 4