Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Date: Mar 22 2007
Major: Aerospace Engineering (This Major's Salary over time)
Looking back, I totally wish I would have gone to a state school and saved 30,000+ dollars. There are TONS of other schools (Texas, Purdue, Illinois, etc etc etc) that have great engineering programs AND can provide the true "college experience." If you're looking for a small school, ERAU is not a bad choice in terms of the education you will receive, but you WILL pay too much and you WILL not have fun on campus. There are hardly any girls there and it WILL get on your nerves after a while. Obviously, if you are a girl, this would probably work out to your advantage.

Probably the absolutely worst thing about this school is all the complete idiots that attend. These idiots are the future airline pilots of America, and not only are they extremely dim, they are also bred from rich parents who never instilled anything resembling a

you work for it, you earn it

mentality (i.e. they are handed whatever they want when they want it). I kiss my butt goodbye each time I step on a commercial airplane because I know the pilot probably attended ERAU.

So if you don't mind a (mostly) arrogant crowd to hang out in, and money is not an issue, and you just want to live near an ocean while attending a small university with a good aerospace engineering program, then ERAU is for you.