"Mike Schumann" wrote in message
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If he's got the grades, he should try to get into the best engineering
school he can get into. He can take flying lessons on the side. After he
gets out, he's got lots of options. No airline is going to hold a solid
engineering degree against him.

SNIP

Purdue University pops to mind ... great engineering school and they have an
aviation degree program to boot.

Jay B