Originally Posted by
newyorkgeorge
Well reading some posts on FT you would think that the only thing worthwhile doing in life is flying around in a large tin can. To the OP, go for school in Miami. You will get more miles, be closer to the beach and always have great weather. But chose a major very carefully. Those $12 an hour Apple techs are barely making beer money.
the University of Miami is by far my number one choice! It is a really beautiful school. I plan on majoring in Business (either Finance or Management) and I would like to go into consulting because I know how much consultants travel (my uncle owns a car service and says he shuttles consultants to/from Logan all of the time.
My grandfather was in the airline industry for 40 years. My dad has been in it for 25. I've been flying since I was a baby. Airports have often been considered a second home for me, and I can still spend hours watching planes go by. Flying to me is more of a passion than just a mode of transportation, and I figure that there is no better goal for me than shooting for that near-impossible 10mm