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Old 24th February 2025 | 14:05
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Nastax
 
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Applying to flight schools, got denied

Hi everyone,

I am 24 years old and I am just about to finish my master's degree, I am now looking to pursue my dream of becoming a pilot, so I started applying.
To start, I sent my application to Bartolini Air for the Ryanair Future Flyer Academy, prepared for CUT-E style tests and the rest, but I got denied as I "did not meet the criteria set to enrol". So I was curious if anyone who went through flight schools could tell me what criteria I might be missing.

I have work experience (+3 years), a Bachelor's degree, soon to be Master's degree (all business), I am perfectly bilingual FR/ENG (+ A2 level in Polish), class 1 EASA, a few hours on DR400, I am a skydiver, etc...
What I can think of is that I don't have enough flying hours, or I don't have enough work experience related to the air industry. Could that be the issue ? Or maybe my letter was not convincing them that I am fully determined. There's obviously room for improvement and I would be happy to hear from you all.

I thank you in advance for your help, sorry if some stuff I am missing might seem obvious to you.
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