Has anyone applied to BA more than once ?
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Has anyone applied to BA more than once ?
I've just re-applied to BA after 15mths and was wondering what everyone else put in their second application form. Was it just roughly the same as the last or was a totally re-worked one called for ?
Mine didn't really change that much as nothing has really changed or is different from the last time. (apart from my age !)
Some feedback would be really interesting to see what approaches have worked for a second time applicant. How much or little of your original application did you keep ?
Appreciate any contributions...
WT.
Mine didn't really change that much as nothing has really changed or is different from the last time. (apart from my age !)
Some feedback would be really interesting to see what approaches have worked for a second time applicant. How much or little of your original application did you keep ?
Appreciate any contributions...
WT.
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Yeah thats great Tunn, but what did you do for your application form. Did you do a completely different one or did you keep it roughly the same ????
Keep trying thats what I say, and if anyone tells you're flogging a dead horse then tell them to sod off. You have to be pushy and keep trying thats the only way that you will suceed.
Keep trying thats what I say, and if anyone tells you're flogging a dead horse then tell them to sod off. You have to be pushy and keep trying thats the only way that you will suceed.
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I applied for the second time and have my first stage assessment in 2 weeks.
My application form remained substantially similar to my first one.
The only big addition was that I went to oz got myself a job at a flying school and now proudly hold a PPL.
I think that as long as you have shown you haven't sat on your arse for a year, and that your answers you give on the form are the most relevant, and you can argue this on an interview then there shoul dbe no problem.
All mine remained the same apart from the section about BA's continued commercial success, obviously things change in a year.
Hope this helps.
All the best
My application form remained substantially similar to my first one.
The only big addition was that I went to oz got myself a job at a flying school and now proudly hold a PPL.
I think that as long as you have shown you haven't sat on your arse for a year, and that your answers you give on the form are the most relevant, and you can argue this on an interview then there shoul dbe no problem.
All mine remained the same apart from the section about BA's continued commercial success, obviously things change in a year.
Hope this helps.
All the best
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I failed the verbal reasoning test on both my attempts at BA.
There are other schemes available however
so make sure you apply for them all!
My application form second time round was about 70% identical with new examples taken from work/experiences from the previous 12 months, did the trick for me! Could come across as slightly lazy if you reproduce last years form in its entirety although don't they bin application forms after 12 months?
There are other schemes available however
so make sure you apply for them all!My application form second time round was about 70% identical with new examples taken from work/experiences from the previous 12 months, did the trick for me! Could come across as slightly lazy if you reproduce last years form in its entirety although don't they bin application forms after 12 months?
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Great replies folks !
yes thats right, they hold applicants forms for one year then they welcome re-applications after that period.
Most of my experiences were at school with a few elsewhere the reason being I'm only 19 and got down to the second stage tests at 18. So nothing much has changed since then.
Keep them coming, I think this is a really useful post for those re-appliers !
When did you send your form off Streamer ??
[This message has been edited by wtpurser (edited 20 April 2001).]
yes thats right, they hold applicants forms for one year then they welcome re-applications after that period.
Most of my experiences were at school with a few elsewhere the reason being I'm only 19 and got down to the second stage tests at 18. So nothing much has changed since then.
Keep them coming, I think this is a really useful post for those re-appliers !
When did you send your form off Streamer ??
[This message has been edited by wtpurser (edited 20 April 2001).]
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Assessment first time and no further, applied second time and turned down...arse.
BM twice, you have pilot aptitude but on this occasion.....blah.....blah.
Cabair, just go away....
Air2000, got no class 1 yet.
Sod em all, I going to work me arse off and pay for the hole shaabang myself, then I'll show em. They must be anti Welsh or something racists.
BM twice, you have pilot aptitude but on this occasion.....blah.....blah.
Cabair, just go away....
Air2000, got no class 1 yet.
Sod em all, I going to work me arse off and pay for the hole shaabang myself, then I'll show em. They must be anti Welsh or something racists.
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Have applied to BA three times. Got to the FB. In each application it was pretty much the same stuff. The difference being changes to info relevant to BA, such as economics, strategy, routes, aircraft etc. Most especially ECONOMICS though. Have now grown old and bald (nearly) and decided to do all the training myself, only for BA wanting me to re-apply again !! Don't increase your hours too much and talk to people such as the Air League. Having one of their sponsorships could help.
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I'm about to fill in my application form for the third year in a row. The first and second attempts I got to FB each time. As for the application forms, they were almost identical, as I sent them off in my second year, then third year, at uni. Nothing much had changed in the way of experiences in that time, so there was not much to change.
Hopefully this time I will have more luck through the selection process as since I last went I have got my class 1 medical, done my PPL, and been working for six months now in the aviation industry as a research scientist.
I am slightly worried about how much flying experience they want, as I spent my three years at uni in the UAS, and have since done my PPL, so have a fair number of hours now, but I have been restrained not to do too many so far (about 140hrs at the moment I think).
Good luck to all those that are going for their second, third, ... , attempts, don't give up.
Hopefully this time I will have more luck through the selection process as since I last went I have got my class 1 medical, done my PPL, and been working for six months now in the aviation industry as a research scientist.
I am slightly worried about how much flying experience they want, as I spent my three years at uni in the UAS, and have since done my PPL, so have a fair number of hours now, but I have been restrained not to do too many so far (about 140hrs at the moment I think).
Good luck to all those that are going for their second, third, ... , attempts, don't give up.
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I have applied twice. Failed my first attempt at Final Board stage, passed second time. No flying hours either time, 19 years old, application slightly different second time because I had more experience and better examples. Perhaps thats the point?? x
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Applied 3 times. The first time I got straight through to final board, but the subsequent 2 times I failed at the aptitudes stage.
Well the second time I applied, I passed all the aptitudes except the short little maths test. The third time I applied, I made sure that I really got up to speed on the Maths, answered most of the questions correctly, and know I did much better that the first 2 times. Yet after getting the results, again I had failed the Maths, but passed everything else.
I found this quite strange, as the tests have not changed at all in my opinion, and I'm sure I did better at these each time. Yet the first time I sat them, I had no experience of them, yet got straight to Final board.
Something I noticed though was that on subsequent aptitudes, BA stress that you must let them know if you have ever sat these tests previously. Does anyone know why this is so important they know this?
Could they perhaps weight the results somehow against someone that has sat them before? (perhaps to provide a so called level playing field?)
This could explain how I got through them first time, but not on subsequent attempts?
Or maybe I just suffer from brain loss!
Well the second time I applied, I passed all the aptitudes except the short little maths test. The third time I applied, I made sure that I really got up to speed on the Maths, answered most of the questions correctly, and know I did much better that the first 2 times. Yet after getting the results, again I had failed the Maths, but passed everything else.
I found this quite strange, as the tests have not changed at all in my opinion, and I'm sure I did better at these each time. Yet the first time I sat them, I had no experience of them, yet got straight to Final board.
Something I noticed though was that on subsequent aptitudes, BA stress that you must let them know if you have ever sat these tests previously. Does anyone know why this is so important they know this?
Could they perhaps weight the results somehow against someone that has sat them before? (perhaps to provide a so called level playing field?)
This could explain how I got through them first time, but not on subsequent attempts?
Or maybe I just suffer from brain loss!
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NO I did'nt.
"unfortunately"-now I'm a CPL with 300 which means that i don't qualify for all these schemes and I can't apply for direct entry because I'm considerate-I would'nt want them to get a heart attack laughing their pants of.......oh well, a pilots gotta do what a pilots gotta do-keep FLYING BABY!!!!!!!!
good luck to ya all.
DT
"unfortunately"-now I'm a CPL with 300 which means that i don't qualify for all these schemes and I can't apply for direct entry because I'm considerate-I would'nt want them to get a heart attack laughing their pants of.......oh well, a pilots gotta do what a pilots gotta do-keep FLYING BABY!!!!!!!!
good luck to ya all.
DT