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Abdullahi
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Rochester, Minnesota
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I want to take 2 majors ( Aviation and IT Managment). How do I start and where do I find the resources?
I am a freshman and 15 years old. There is a enrollment for early college classes PSEO and we can only take 1 class though I dont know which major I should start on.
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Michelle M.
Entertainment Industry
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Hello, Abdullahi !
Thanks for reaching out for this and my advice may carry over to something I'd like to touch upon besides what you should start out with. Your ambition is very impressive and you have two very wonderful career interests in Aviation and Information Technology. They should both be important if you go into Aviation later on.
My advice is, since you can only take one course a year, start with Aviation. There are other ways to learn IT and later on you can minor in IT in college while majoring in Aviation. I would do the dual enrollment each year for Aviation because by the time you enroll in college, you will already have the basics and understanding that will help you in college for more advanced study.
Now for the advice you didn't ask for. It is about double majoring. I would not advise double majoring in Aviation and IT. Have you looked into the time commitment and course load you would have to take for this double major ? Did you consider time for projects and writing term papers and studying for more than 7 or 8 courses a semester ? It doesn't guarantee you advantage in the labor market, yet would be a great deal of stress and demand all your time and focus when you could easily major in one and minor in the other. It may even mean that you'd have to go to summer school as well as extend the time you're enrolled in school. It sounds like a very good thing, but you need to fully understand what is involved. Once you are well informed, you can make your decision in your senior year in high school and it's 100% great to not double major, especially if you're going into Aviation. The reality is that high salaries will depend on the company that hires you, what they offer and not based upon who has double majored in college. Not everyone agrees with this but I would discourage it for many reasons. With any two subjects being considered for a double major, one could easily major and minor or major and than get a Masters degree in the other subject.
With the stress that comes with a double major, there's the chance that a persons' grades could suffer, too. So, since there are doable alternatives to double majoring, and one could get their Bachelors degree in an assured four years by single majoring, I urge students to thoroughly give it a lot of thought and consideration.
As for the interest in IT, I would suggest that you take computer classes while you are still in high school and do computer related extracurriculars. Focus on Aviation and than continue computer science courses in college as a Computer Science minor. I do believe that you need a lot of feedback on this so hopefully you can present this to your guidance counselor, family and friends. Once you get information about how double majoring works and the demand of studying Aviation, you will be able to make a choice that you can do successfully.
Best wishes in all you do !
Thanks for reaching out for this and my advice may carry over to something I'd like to touch upon besides what you should start out with. Your ambition is very impressive and you have two very wonderful career interests in Aviation and Information Technology. They should both be important if you go into Aviation later on.
My advice is, since you can only take one course a year, start with Aviation. There are other ways to learn IT and later on you can minor in IT in college while majoring in Aviation. I would do the dual enrollment each year for Aviation because by the time you enroll in college, you will already have the basics and understanding that will help you in college for more advanced study.
Now for the advice you didn't ask for. It is about double majoring. I would not advise double majoring in Aviation and IT. Have you looked into the time commitment and course load you would have to take for this double major ? Did you consider time for projects and writing term papers and studying for more than 7 or 8 courses a semester ? It doesn't guarantee you advantage in the labor market, yet would be a great deal of stress and demand all your time and focus when you could easily major in one and minor in the other. It may even mean that you'd have to go to summer school as well as extend the time you're enrolled in school. It sounds like a very good thing, but you need to fully understand what is involved. Once you are well informed, you can make your decision in your senior year in high school and it's 100% great to not double major, especially if you're going into Aviation. The reality is that high salaries will depend on the company that hires you, what they offer and not based upon who has double majored in college. Not everyone agrees with this but I would discourage it for many reasons. With any two subjects being considered for a double major, one could easily major and minor or major and than get a Masters degree in the other subject.
With the stress that comes with a double major, there's the chance that a persons' grades could suffer, too. So, since there are doable alternatives to double majoring, and one could get their Bachelors degree in an assured four years by single majoring, I urge students to thoroughly give it a lot of thought and consideration.
As for the interest in IT, I would suggest that you take computer classes while you are still in high school and do computer related extracurriculars. Focus on Aviation and than continue computer science courses in college as a Computer Science minor. I do believe that you need a lot of feedback on this so hopefully you can present this to your guidance counselor, family and friends. Once you get information about how double majoring works and the demand of studying Aviation, you will be able to make a choice that you can do successfully.
Best wishes in all you do !
Thomas Nash
Lead Airworthiness Inspector
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Thomas’s Answer
Abdullahi I would like to commend you for having the initiative to want to go for two majors already. I would recommend you to first start off and do your research on both fields, including the costs of schooling, time it takes before you can start in that field, average starting pay, and what your career progression would look like. The reason I say this is I agree with Michelle and think that you should focus on one major at a time. Is it possible, sure! But it is also possible to take one major and take more courses at one time to complete it quicker. Regardless, you will be able to focus on one course of study at a time and learn the entire framework rather than learning two different frameworks at the same time.
Also look around you if you are trying to get into the aviation maintenance industry. I currently work in a Part 145 Repair Station and we have a program where we have high school seniors come in to work with us. We also bring them in after they graduate as Technician Trainees so they can start their aviation career.
Also look around you if you are trying to get into the aviation maintenance industry. I currently work in a Part 145 Repair Station and we have a program where we have high school seniors come in to work with us. We also bring them in after they graduate as Technician Trainees so they can start their aviation career.
Nicholas Young
VLSI Layout Mask Designer
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Rochester, Minnesota
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Nicholas’s Answer
With PSEO and 10th grade, you are typically limited to a short list of classes to pick from on top of only being able to do 1 class. One of the benefits of PSEO is to just get some free classes that you won't have to worry about paying for later when you are out of high school. I would pick a core class you are strong in to start or an elective you are interested in that your HS may not offer.
My son is a junior and we just toured MN State Mankato and there were a few students in our tour group that came because of their aviation program. Its a nice campus and you may want to check out their aviation offerings. Being that it is a state college, your PSEO classes will more likely transfer as well. I know many PSEO credits don't transfer directly to universities. So if you take a college math it will count as a math credit at a state college but a university won't accept it or will give it to you as an elective credit. You can look at transferology to find out what PSEO classes will transfer to the colleges you may be interested in apply to after graduation.
My son is a junior and we just toured MN State Mankato and there were a few students in our tour group that came because of their aviation program. Its a nice campus and you may want to check out their aviation offerings. Being that it is a state college, your PSEO classes will more likely transfer as well. I know many PSEO credits don't transfer directly to universities. So if you take a college math it will count as a math credit at a state college but a university won't accept it or will give it to you as an elective credit. You can look at transferology to find out what PSEO classes will transfer to the colleges you may be interested in apply to after graduation.
Wayne Johnson
Maintenance Programs at Alaska Airlines
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Auburn, Washington
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Wayne’s Answer
My question to you is: What area of aviation do you want to be in.
IT management will not help you much for the following jobs other than having a degree.
A. Pilot
B. Aircraft Mechanic
C. Flight Attendant
IT Managment will help you for the following:
A. Network Reliability Engineer
B. Record keeping
C. Reservations
D. Payroll
E. Cloud Engineer
There are lots of opportunities to advance into management with that degree. Pretty much computers and IT Technology are used in every department of an airline. An IT degree will qualify you for employment in many other industries other than aviation.
IT management will not help you much for the following jobs other than having a degree.
A. Pilot
B. Aircraft Mechanic
C. Flight Attendant
IT Managment will help you for the following:
A. Network Reliability Engineer
B. Record keeping
C. Reservations
D. Payroll
E. Cloud Engineer
There are lots of opportunities to advance into management with that degree. Pretty much computers and IT Technology are used in every department of an airline. An IT degree will qualify you for employment in many other industries other than aviation.