Embry-Riddle Scholarship

Sky Is The Limit

Many of my friends that I am graduating high school with are planing on staying close to home and going to near by colleges, this is not the case for me. I want to Broaden my horizons, get away from Vermont for a while and spread my wings. I think that Embry-Riddle University would be the perfect school for me to attend. Embry-Riddle offers a high standard of education that I know will prepare me for my adult working life, and lead me to my personal success. Of all my previous career interests and ideas, there is one that has always reoccurred in my brainstorming: commercial aviation. Embry-Riddle can satisfy my hunger to learn about the field and is the key that can unlock not only my chances of achieving my career goals,
but also leading a successful happy life. My extreme interest in aviation heavily influences my career interest: a commercial airline pilot.
As many people believe, you can't succeed in aviation unless you have a strong passion for it. I have always loved to fly, I can't think of one time where I have not been excited to board an airliner, even for a 12 hour flight returning from a perfect vacation in Alaska! Everything about flying appeals to my senses; the pressure sensation on my back as the aircraft barrels down the runway and lifts off, the jet engine spooling noises during takeoff, and even the distinctive jet fuel scent that fills the cabin when the turbofans are being started are just a few examples. I also love everything about an aircraft itself; the appearance, and instruments, controls and systems that successfully drive the aircraft increase my interest in airliners. All of these aspects about aviation further strengthen my desire to become a pilot. When watching aviation videos online, the sounds of the flight deck together with the sounds of the engines while the pilot lands the aircraft perfectly all combine together into one strong feeling of awe that takes over my mind. I really love everything about flying and airliners, and want to operate them for my
career. My academic interests mostly involve everything about aviation, but there are other subjects that grasp my interest as well.
Wood Working and engineering courses both interest me greatly. I have taken classes on these subjects at my high school and done very well in them. In high school, I enjoyed reading novels such as Four Seasons by Stephen King and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. I enjoyed reading these books because they keep you on the edge of your seat and won’t let you put the book down. I enjoy letting my mind imagine what things might look like while reading a book. This made the experience of reading them so enjoyable for me, and made English class one of my academic interests. My main academic interest however is aviation. I am excited to have the opportunity to study this subject academically. I always like to know how complex systems work, especially in aircraft. I am interested in learning more about aircraft systems such as Ground Proximity Warning Systems, and Resolution Advisory Systems because of how interesting they are to me. I want to know everything about commercial airliners. I want to know how all of the systems and instruments work, what they do, and how to control them. I am intrigued to know what every switch, knob and button does on an airliner. I am also excited for every course that is part of the aviation curriculum, such as meteorology and flight physics; weather patterns at flight levels interest me. I am egger to learn
everything that Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has to offer me through the Aeronautical Science major. After researching a variety of schools which have programs in my area of academic interest, aviation, I believe that Embry-Riddle is the one which can best help me reach my goal of becoming a pilot. Embry-Riddle has a well-respected aviation program that is a perfect fit for my areas of interest and the goals I wish to achieve. I will be able to work on a college degree while I earn my pilot ratings through flight lessons. I have prepared myself for the aviation classes by reading many informative articles, books and websites about aviation and piloting. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University can increase the knowledge about aviation that I have received by reading, and can lead me to success in my adult working life. I strongly believe that when I graduate with my education from Embry-Riddle and enter the work force, I will have an advantage over most other people entering the same industry as me. The aviation training program as a degree is exactly what I need to prepare myself for my career life. I am determined that Embry-Riddle can deliver me to my success as best as I manage it to, and can fulfill my goals of becoming successful in the commercial aviation industry.