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Au students or grads have a question on Aviation Management Degree
Posted on 2/9/16 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 2/9/16 at 6:35 pm
My son recieved his admissions acceptance letter today for next fall. He wants to be a pilot, has been his dream for as long as I can remember. He will be in the Business Schools Aviation Management degree program. Do any of you have any experince in that field?
He has also thought about playing baseball for the JR College nearby (scholarship), take his core classes, then tranfer in to Auburn and try out for baseball team then.
He also wants to go into the military after he graduates(will probably do ROTC) to further his aviation career, which is a whole different discussion.
Thoughts and advice appreciatted.
He has also thought about playing baseball for the JR College nearby (scholarship), take his core classes, then tranfer in to Auburn and try out for baseball team then.
He also wants to go into the military after he graduates(will probably do ROTC) to further his aviation career, which is a whole different discussion.
Thoughts and advice appreciatted.
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Posted on 2/9/16 at 7:07 pm to Wranglerinbama
My girlfriend's brother is finishing up his aviation management degree at auburn. He loves it there. His minor is in supply chain management. Don't know much of the ins and outs of it, except that he's had nothing but positive things to say.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 7:16 pm to Wranglerinbama
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He has also thought about playing baseball for the JR College nearby (scholarship), take his core classes, then tranfer in to Auburn and try out for baseball team then
Idk about the Aviation stuff, except that Auburn is a good school for that.... But if he wants to go the baseball route, my advice is to steer clear of Southern Union. Their athletes aren't at the Opelika campus. Their main campus and athletes are about an hour away in the middle of nowhere in a town called Wadley. They have a nice facility (that the former president is in jail for building corruptly). But in the town there is literally nothing to do there but drink and party when they aren't at school or baseball. A few years ago a baseball player got drunk and wrecked with about 5 other kids in his car and killed a softball player.
Unless you KNOW for a fact that you have a good kid that can stay focused, then send him elsewhere. If he likes to party even at all then it'll not end good for him there.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 7:28 pm to Wranglerinbama
Do yall have a private plane/jet or access to one?
Pilot license is very expensive atleast here it is.
I would go option 2, but that is imo.
Pilot license is very expensive atleast here it is.
I would go option 2, but that is imo.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 7:41 pm to Wranglerinbama
flyAU can probably answer all this.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 8:05 pm to drtoboggan
Thanks for the info. That's good to hear a positive experience.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 8:16 pm to BowlJackson
Bowl, thank you. While my son is a good young man I'm not blind to the fact of what guys his age do, I was one not too long ago. He could be fine but don't want to set him up for failure. He needs to go to one of the better JC or D2 programs if he wants to play baseball. He can be,good enough to eventually make it at a D1 school. He's not there now but he works very hard and wants to be the best he can. Does all the extra work possible.
That is really Good info on southern union , that's the type of real life info I wanted. Steer clear if at all possible.
Both his mother and I graduated from Bama and he has an older brother at Bama now so it's gonna be a house divided. I'm happy he knows what he wants and has a plan to get there and will gladly pay Au for him to reach his goals. I spent plenty of time in Auburn with my HS friends. Drank many of pitchers at the duck(i think that bear name) near gentilly. Got to see WSP a bunch at the supper club and other small venues.
That is really Good info on southern union , that's the type of real life info I wanted. Steer clear if at all possible.
Both his mother and I graduated from Bama and he has an older brother at Bama now so it's gonna be a house divided. I'm happy he knows what he wants and has a plan to get there and will gladly pay Au for him to reach his goals. I spent plenty of time in Auburn with my HS friends. Drank many of pitchers at the duck(i think that bear name) near gentilly. Got to see WSP a bunch at the supper club and other small venues.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 8:17 pm to WG_Dawg
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flyAU can probably answer all this.
Except I was asking for real life personal experiences from former or current students.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 8:25 pm to Wranglerinbama
flyAU is a user on here.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 8:42 pm to Wranglerinbama
My brother did AM at Auburn then AF. It worked well for him. It has always been a good program.
He flew on B-52s so it was AWHILE ago though!
He flew on B-52s so it was AWHILE ago though!
This post was edited on 2/9/16 at 8:46 pm
Posted on 2/9/16 at 9:28 pm to Wranglerinbama
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Got to see WSP a bunch at the supper club and other small venues.
That's badass
I'm seriously jealous. Glad my advice could be useful too.
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There's an article about the incident I mentioned. The baseball player was charged for murder. I'm not sure what happened after that except I'm pretty sure he was never convicted. Not sure if it even went to trial.
I was there the year before for a semester and had to leave because it was a bad environment for myself. I actually knew the driver and the girl that died. Not bad kids at all, that's just the kind of thing that goes on there. During the week they pile into cars and go into the woods to drink, and on the weekends they pile into cars and go to Auburn or to University of West Georgia. Lots of drunk driving with cars packed to be brim, and all on long stretches of dark country roads where it's easy to fall asleep. It's really amazing that she's the only person that died from there. When I heard about it I felt incredibly lucky that I didn't end up like that, because I was doing the same stuff.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 10:07 pm to Wranglerinbama
Sounds like he has a lot on his plate for future plans. I knew many rotc avaiation management folks when I was there, they were busy. All are pilots in the AF now and doing quite well.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 10:11 pm to Weagle25
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flyAU is a user on here.
Oh shite, I feel like a dumbass now. In thought that was a program \ department at Auburn. frick me in the eyesocket with a hot poker.
Thanks for the help.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 10:17 pm to auaegirl
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My brother did AM at Auburn then AF. It worked well for him. It has always been a good program.
He flew on B-52s so it was AWHILE ago though
That's badass, glad I'm hearing positive reviews . I did read where it was almost shutdown a few years back but alumni and industry leaders stepped in and saved the program.
My son wants to fly helicopters. Attack helicopters for the military then transition into the private sector. We'll see how it works out.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 10:21 pm to Wranglerinbama
I went to AU for an AM degree. Got my pilots license there many years ago. Back when it first started, it was about half engineering and half business, with not enough of either really. I wound up graduating with a degree in Physical Distribution, which is now Supply Chain Management. If your son wants to fly, get a ROTC scholarship. Still a great way to go.
I do a lot of work with the SCM faculty and speak at Auburn to graduating seniors and MBA students usually once a semester depending on my travel. The undergrad program at AU is vastly improved and now the second largest major in the school of business behind accounting. Lots of opportunity in SCM if the kid is willing to work hard and upon graduation, willing to look at jobs beyond 3 hours from Auburn. You'd (maybe) be surprised how many AU kids want to stay close to mama and to AU football.
I encourage this degree because its HOT. especially for women. These days the best sales companies are really supply chain companies. I've been doing international supply chain and logistics for 33 years and loved every minute of it.
Brian Gibson runs a good undergrad program at AU. For grad school, I'd look at Michigan State, Penn State or Tennessee (and maybe Ga Tech), but AU's undergrad is good
I do a lot of work with the SCM faculty and speak at Auburn to graduating seniors and MBA students usually once a semester depending on my travel. The undergrad program at AU is vastly improved and now the second largest major in the school of business behind accounting. Lots of opportunity in SCM if the kid is willing to work hard and upon graduation, willing to look at jobs beyond 3 hours from Auburn. You'd (maybe) be surprised how many AU kids want to stay close to mama and to AU football.
I encourage this degree because its HOT. especially for women. These days the best sales companies are really supply chain companies. I've been doing international supply chain and logistics for 33 years and loved every minute of it.
Brian Gibson runs a good undergrad program at AU. For grad school, I'd look at Michigan State, Penn State or Tennessee (and maybe Ga Tech), but AU's undergrad is good
Posted on 2/9/16 at 10:24 pm to BowlJackson
Damn sounds like a terrible tragic ordeal.
DD has always been a problem for college age people but it seems to have gotten better, at least in my experience that kids have been taught about the repecussions , the danger and how one bad decision could be your last and ruin many lives. Im 45 and when I was HS and early college was when the changes started with MAD spearheading the efforts.
Yes, it was badass getting to see WSP, Phish, Blues Travelors, Dave Mathews, and a host of other great musicians in small venues, bars, fraternity houses and etc. Starting for me back in 89. LOL. I'm old, not really.
Thanks again for the info.
DD has always been a problem for college age people but it seems to have gotten better, at least in my experience that kids have been taught about the repecussions , the danger and how one bad decision could be your last and ruin many lives. Im 45 and when I was HS and early college was when the changes started with MAD spearheading the efforts.
Yes, it was badass getting to see WSP, Phish, Blues Travelors, Dave Mathews, and a host of other great musicians in small venues, bars, fraternity houses and etc. Starting for me back in 89. LOL. I'm old, not really.
Thanks again for the info.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 10:26 pm to Pavoloco83
Thank you, I'm bookmarking this post and may try to contact you in the future. Appreciate the info.
I don't think location would matter that much, in respect to staying close to Auburn. I think the job would be the deciding factor. Good to know about the SCM program. Thanks
I don't think location would matter that much, in respect to staying close to Auburn. I think the job would be the deciding factor. Good to know about the SCM program. Thanks
This post was edited on 2/9/16 at 10:29 pm
Posted on 2/10/16 at 12:06 am to Wranglerinbama
Brother in Law got a degree in SCM last year, landed a job with a trucking company making 60k a year about 2 weeks after graduation.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 9:13 am to smuphy72
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Brother in Law got a degree in SCM last year, landed a job with a trucking company making 60k a year about 2 weeks after graduation.
SCM and MIS are hot, hot, hot right now. Someone with a degree in both can write their own ticket. Being able to understand both the software/data portion of logistics and the business side of it would be tremendous.
I have a cousin who did Aviation at Auburn, wrangler, I'll see what he has to say.
He probably wouldn't be interested in living in the area, and it's not a full-on degree, but Athens State has a minor in aviation management. It's an upper-level college (no general studies courses), so it could fit in with his want to go to CC.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 9:39 am to Wranglerinbama
I couldn't afford to do the Aviation Management Degree while I was at Auburn. I did the ROTC thing (non-scholarship) for a while and was told that I wasn't good enough to be a pilot in the AF. I quit ROTC and found another way into an AF cockpit.
What your son needs to realize, is there are many different ways to become a pilot in the military. Don't be discouraged if the easiest path isn't available. Timing is everything and persistence is key.
What your son needs to realize, is there are many different ways to become a pilot in the military. Don't be discouraged if the easiest path isn't available. Timing is everything and persistence is key.
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