<p>I'm just curious, what colleges would be interested in my stats? I want to do AFROTC and fly for the Air Force after college, but I'm still not for sure on that. I want to get a degree in Engineering so I can one day go on to be a test pilot; either way, I want to fly (Civilian or Military).</p>
<p>~Stats~
MI Resident
UW GPA - 3.9 GPA
Rank - Top 10%
1 AP currently, 3 AP's Senior Year
ACT - 30</p>
<p>~EC's in High School~
Student Council Member - 3 Years
Football - 3 Years
Basketball - 3 Years
Track - 3 Years
Civil Air Patrol - 3 Years
National Honor Society
Class Secretary
Scholar Athlete - 3 Years
Varsity Club
Student Leadership Organization
Volunteering at Local School
Worked a job since age 16
Currently taking flying lessons and will be getting my private pilot license soon.</p>
<p>I was accepted to the Air Force Academy's Summer Seminar, and will be heading out there this summer.</p>
<p>I've been looking at UMich - AA (#1 choice), USAFA, MSU, UCLA, MIT(a reach, I know), UIUC, and Purdue. What does it look like for me? Also, please offer up some other colleges so I can check those out too!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>If you are sure you want to fly, I'm surprised with some of your choices.</p>
<p>Sure the Air Force Academy would be your first choice, but why not the US Naval Academy (lots of pilots on those aircraft carriers), or a school like Embry-Riddle (in either Florida or Arizona) or North Dakota University. These last two schools specialize in flight training for both the military and for civilian careers.</p>
<p>If you are looking for academics, then MIT, Michigan, UCLA, Michigan State and Illinois are for you, but they will not lead to careers flying--they will lead to careers as an aeronautical engineer. (Embry-Riddle also offers an aeronautical engineering degree)</p>
<p>The best school to do both (fly and do an aeronautical engineering degree) would be Purdue--but you need to apply real early because the spots fill up very quickly--and are ultra-competitive for that particular major.</p>
<p>Be aware that I am not saying you should go into flying, because you have a really competitive GPA for the prestige schools--and you have a decent chance of acceptance at them. I'm just saying that they are not schools that offer flight training--which is what you said you wanted.</p>
<p>One of my son's best friends is at Embry-Riddle in Prescott, Arizona--and flies planes almost everyday. He is receiving about $16,000 per year from the Air Force in exchange for serving in the military as a pilot after completing his degree there.</p>
<p>Best of success.</p>
<p>P.S. Be aware that applying to any of the military/naval academies requires that you receive a recommendation by a Congressman/Congresswoman or U.S. Senator. Be sure to line these up early by contacting the office of your local representatives and explaining to them your qualifications.</p>
<p>Calcruzer,</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply. The reason I want to go to a normal college first is because I want a normal college life. Also, many people that don't really know much about flying think that prestigous flight schools are where you should go to learn to fly. Talk to any airline pilot and they will tell you the best place to learn to fly (even for those becoming airline pilots) is at a mom and pop's flight school. Yes Embry-Riddle is prestigous but is not what I'm looking for. And to be honest, it's not as great as most people think, but it has an unbelievable price tag. Also, a degree in flight science is pretty much useless if you lose an eye and lose your medical. A degree in engineering is a better choice for a back-up in case, God forbid, something does happen.</p>
<p>Forgot to add...</p>
<p>I have legacy at UMich. Also, I'm part of Mu Alpha Theta, I was All-State Academics during football season, and I won the 9th grade Spelling Bee. I'm sure there's more.</p>
<p>Where are all the CC'ers? Bump...</p>