Today I was really stressed out about what I would like my major to be. It is between aeronautical and astronautical engineering, or aviation management, which is basically a business major in the area of aviation. The thing is I feel like I would enjoy the engineering major more, but it would be a lot tougher. Usually this would not matter, and I would pick what I would like to do, but my major in college is pretty much a backup plan if I do not become a pilot.
You are probably confused as to why my major is more of a backup plan. I am a part of the Air Force ROTC and when it is time for me to join the Air Force, they will pick the students with top GPAs who want to become a pilot to do so. The thing is, it is solely based on student’s GPAs. It does not matter if one student who is a music major has a 4.0 or another student who is pre-med who has a 3.9, the student with the 4.0 will still be chosen first for the pilots spot. My ultimate career goal is to become a pilot so I am not sure if I should risk the opportunity and go for engineering, or take the easier route and do aviation management. If I do not get a pilots spot either way, I would rather have majored in engineering, but if I am not able to maintain a well enough GPA to be competitive, then I should definitely do aviation management. Although I think I would enjoy the engineering major more, I still think that I would enjoy Aviation Management, but I’m still unsure on what I would like to do. If anyone has any insight on what I should do, please let me know. I need all of the advice I can get.
Those are both really good majors, what are the key differences between them?
ReplyDeleteI really think you should go with the Engineering major. It really isn't as difficult as you might think and you seem smart so you'll be fine. Think of it, more than which will get you a gpa, as which one you truly are more interested in. Don't major in something just for the GPA, go for engineering if thats what you want.
ReplyDeleteI can't really help you choose which major to pick but they both sound very difficult.
ReplyDeleteAfter speaking to a lot of people, I think I am going to give the engineering major a shot. If I don' like it, or if it is not working out, I can always switch. We'll see what happens, but I think that if i work hard at it and stay focused, I will do great.
ReplyDeleteDon't be stressed too much. Sometimes it's good to think it easily. I hope you chose the right major^^
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