Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
For the love of god, DO NOT do this, you are ONLY 20 find a job and scrounge your way through it with a CFI. Take it from all of us, this is a bad idea. You'll be so far ahead of everyone else if you get your ratings over a few years. There is no hurry and anyone telling you that you need to get "done as soon as possible" and "build hours as fast as possible" is certifiable crazy or just trying to get your money. If may of us had to go back and do it again, this is one of the biggest things we'd do differently.
I have to disagree slightly here. Seniority can most definitely be a huge factor in ones professional flying career. However, being as young as you are at 20 you have more time before the seniority building is even possible since 121 airlines can't hire till 23 now. So, you can get a job and get all your ratings probably within three years maybe even 1.5 years if you financed some of it or whatever. YES you can get loans through Sallie May to answer your question although I would try to stay away from fully financing it etc. I myself am 22 and I will have all my ratings come February, I just graduated from college as well with my four year degree. If nothing else try to get a job at an airport etc and flight train more and as a PPL be a safety pilot for instrument rated guys to practice etc for some time. Bottom line is there are ways to make it work and I know it feels like your a million miles from where you wanna be but you'll get there.