Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
Welcome to Flyertalk jamestg, welcome to the BA forum, it's good to see you here. Please continue to post, this forum is filled with many with a very similar mind-set to you. Some of us actually fly more than BA staff! Welcome on board.
I can't specifically answer your question - there will be others on here who can help - other than to make 2 points. Firstly when I look into Highlife magazine to see the feature BA captain / first officer, almost to a (wo)man they always seem to say that they had a passion for flying while young, and though it wasn't easy, it hasn't gone away.
Secondly, much more generally, never be too straightjacketed by qualifications, results, getting a juicy CV for the sake of it: I guess I really ought to encourage you to do well in exams, but I won't. Instead: focus on what you really want to do, aim for hat, take the knockbacks as merely ways of gaining experience along the road.
Thank you so much for your quick reply!
I've seen people before saying about the qualification stuff, which is fair enough! They don't want "geeks" flying their planes. Although I would want high grades just in case something doesn't happen. It also gives me the flexibility if whether I apply after university.