Tiger --- I must be missing something. Hasn't your instructor told you to try to roll out on final at 450-500 feet? Has he explained the vasi / papi system and how to use them to assist with proper glideslope? Has he introduced you to the approach sight picture? If the answer to any of the above is yes -- you are flying a 3 degree glideslop (OK -- sometimes a 3.25 approach).
Please don't listen to these guys who improvise as they go along. Contrary to Poet's comment, I ask who has more more accidents - guys who follow religiously standardised and well-proven procedures ---- or the fals Top Guns who "really know how to fly an airplane.
Guys please --- don't screw up students with thinking like this. If you old timers want to do it ---- OK by me --- but don't tell students this is good practice.
And yes --- I am really ex-USN. A7s, Super Etendards (French Navy -- long story) and finally F18s. My time off is now spent in an Arrow --- flying 1.5 mile finals. ;-)