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Majors / Ground Transportation, Other |
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Introduction |
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The majors community area features a forum, usergroup and reviews — where you can meet and communicate with other MyPlan.com users also interested in this major.
This community area is for Transportation & Aviation, which is a category of majors that includes "Ground Transportation, Other". The complete list of specific majors that fall under this general category follows below. |
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Users in this Community Group |
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There
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206 users in this community group. You can see the list of users in this group by clicking on one of the links below. You can also join this group by simply selecting your current status and clicking "Add Me." |
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1 user is currently studying this major. |
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11 users are considering this major. |
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3 users
have studied and/or earned a degree in this major. |
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191 users have hidden memberships. |
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(Hidden users have added this major to their portfolios, but have not indicated a publicly visible status.) |
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Reviews |
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There
are 3 reviews of this major.
The most recent 3 reviews are listed below. You can see more reviews by clicking on "Read all reviews..." at the bottom of this page.
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Write an online review and share your thoughts about this major with others! |
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Aeronautics / Aviation / Aerospace Science and Technology, General:
This was a major at a two college. Even there was no actual flight training involved it was a great ground school traing that covered weather, private pilot, IFR, and commercial rating. By the time I finished my A/S degree I have passed FAA written exams for Private Pilot rating, IFR rating, and Comercial rating. This would of been a lot better if I had the money for the flying lessons. |
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Write an online review and share your thoughts about this major with others! |
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Airline / Commercial / Professional Pilot and Flight Crew:
I received a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace: Professional Piloting from Middle Tennessee State University. I enjoyed the program there very much. The teachers were very professional and experienced, many of them from the military. The classes were well taught, and were well thought out to prepare for this career.
I would certainly do it again if given the chance, but careers in this field are very hard to find. A great many years will be spent either giving flight instuction to build hours, and flying freight. I recommend getting as many multi-engine hours as possible, as this is what the airlines are looking for. Another possible entry point into an airline career is as a dispatcher, and I would recommend studying for and taking the FAA Aircraft Dispatcher's exam.
Pros are definiately the money that can eventually be made in this industry. The cons are poor job security, unionized labor, and a long period of doing absolutely terrible jobs in order to prepare for the left seat of a major airline jet. |
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Write an online review and share your thoughts about this major with others! |
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Aeronautics / Aviation / Aerospace Science and Technology, General:
The degree itself I am very neutral about. It is very narrow and difficult to apply to anything other than the aviation industry. Lately the aviation industry has not been so successful. I tried to mitigate the effects of such a specific degree by studying aviation as broadly as possible. In the end, though, if you do not want to work as a pilot, air traffic controller, aviation weather personnel or the like, it is not very useful. It's hard to explain to your potential employer how a degree like this would make you more qualified to manage a Chili's than the highschool student who has 4 years of restaraunt management experience. If you are not completely certain you want to make aviation a life-long career, opt for a more broadly applicable education, such as business management. |
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Interesting Fact |
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was 26. |
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Did you know... |
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The MyPlan.com Financial Aid Guide provides detailed step-by-step advice on getting financial aid for college. |
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