Originally Posted by
planesandthings
You'll be significantly disappointed if you think academia gets you any significant advantage in a flying career. It is nearly all about aptitude and soft skills. Something that academia does not provide a guarantee for. ATPL Theory is all about volume of content rather than difficulty.
Interesting. I just checked back to when BA launched their previous future flying programme in 2012 - you needed at 2.1 Bachelors degree to be considered then - clearly things have changed.