phactuary,
I was stating to be nice to the people in the program in general. I do expect people to be nice to those of us in our ASP program regardless of why we are there. It is true that I did not do well myself, but if you were in my shoes, I don't think you would be so quick to critisize.
Since you are obviously new maybe you should give us your story and how you are doing. Are you attending Riddle? If so, which campus? What is your year? Are you AS? What is your GPA and how many jobs do you have? Are your parent's paying for school or are you doing it yourself?
There are many factors which impede a person from learning and an inability to learn should NEVER be critisized. I do admit that carrying up to 18 credits and up to 2 jobs at a time made it very difficult to finish, but that doesn't mean I couldn't hack it. Many people who fly with Riddle don't have jobs, nor do they do well in thier academics. (Some do very well, and have jobs, but the majority have other means of being supported and don't entirely have the same amount of stress on them). I am not complaining about not having the advantages that other do, I am just stating that added workload = added stress.
I have come to find that just because you flew at Riddle doesn't mean you are a great pilot. Intensity doesn't determine a great pilot, the pilot's determination to be a great pilot is the determining factor. A fair amount of stress is expected when entering a flight atmosphere, but there comes a point where the amount of stress is harmful, I think in MOST cases, ER has surpassed that amount.
And as I have said before: Those who have finished the flight program, successfully, and on time, I applaud you. Those of you who did it on your own and had jobs, I bow down to you. You have a ton of my respect. Best wishes to everyone.
If "not hacking it" means being on the Dean's List several times, holding down up to 2 jobs working up to 50 hours a week, and maintaining a stable relationship while the management of the flight line tells you [you can't fly/ you can't fly because you are a girl/ you are gonna fail either way/ etc] and your instructor (the person who was actually flying with you) says " you can fly, you just need to be given a chance"; then I guess I couldn't "hack it"...
So here are my shoes... start walking...