Hi, I'm new to the forums and I've just been browsing around. To introduce myself, I am a junior in college and attending UND. I got my PPL when I turned 17 as many of you probably have and it turned out to be a passion. I have tried engineering and I'm smart enough to do it, I just don't care for it that much. So I transferred to UND this fall to do the AT-CTI program and I thought it would be a good idea to add airport management as a second major as either a back up or to compliment one another. I think I could really enjoy either job, it's just that I'm beggining to realize I can do anything and this is the point to choose. That brought flying into question again. I don't feel right not going for it. Professors and advisors here say I have a good plan with the two majors and as I have read from several posts on here, I've also heard of false advice cause they want you to spend the money here for your training. At the same time the facultly here are extremely knowledgable and helpful which is nice. I've also noticed on the forums that a lot are against advising people to begin a career as a pilot cause of it's low level of pay and conditions for many years. On the other side there are stories of luck and I know people that have been lucky and gotten where they want to be in the industry quickly. At the same time I know pilots that warn against becoming a pilot. I've read through a lot of the different threads here already and they were helpful. So what I've been thinking is get a job with the other degrees I get and then maybe train and switch later on. I guess what I'm trying to ask is, with your expertise what would you do? How long is too late to enter the profession? Is it really that hard to get a job and get to where you can live somewhat comfortably in the industry in a decent amount of time? Are corporates better than airlines? Those are a lot of questions, but basically I'm just looking for opinions and mentoring I guess... I'm still a kid haha, 20 years old and just trying to figure things out and get some direction because I have hardly any knowledge of the industry. I appologize for the dramatic story here, that's not what I'm going for. Just need some help getting facts. Thanks!