Congratz guys! I wish i could apply soon but it wont be possible for now.
Im 21, i live in québec and i speak french, im only grade 9 in french, 10 for math and 11 for english, why am i still so low? Heres the deal.
I failed grade 6 when i was young, but i still was sended to high school to do it again, and i passed it, then i was sended to a "special" class to do the grade 7, i passed it but for some reason me and everyone had to do it all over again with different books, i passd it again, then got to grade 8, passed it but had to do it again and so on. So i wasted so many time that at 18 i was only grade 7 everywhere, i got to grade 10 for math and french, but THEN they lost half my progress that i did for french, so now i have to do grade 9 three damn times. I was just feeling sooo unmotivated and depressed, and i didnt came back to school for 3 years...
But i was thinking almost everyday about being a pilot, i though i was too weak to stand a chance to get my place there, but then i was sick of it and now i wanna go for it, tommorow i am registering back to an adult school, and i wanna get what is needed, the recruiter said that i need an average of 75% to get accepted, and i choosed to do space science.
As for my Extracurricular activities, ive been 4 years of swimming lesson, 2 years of cadet, 1 year of soccer, 1 year karate and a few months of boxing. I also have a class 1 semi truck driving liscense. Would all these significaly inscrease my chance of being selected?
But i was wondering has a tip to increase my chance to be taken for pilot in a space science program? And is the space science program actually need people or its overpopulated?
Thanks
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ROTP for pilot is extremely competitve. Those who get selected are cadets with very good academics, good physical shape and excellent extra curriculars that show focus, leadership etc. Add to that probably high CFAT scores, a good interview and a pass at air crew selection. Its a long hard road and any hiccup will end it.
If you are really serious about going for it, I would suggest finish high school with as good of marks as you can get. Then, go to an accredited university and work at being a success there. Then apply as a DEO for pilot. If $$$ is a concern for university then work part time and get a good summer job.
If you can afford it, try to take some flying lessons along the way.