Originally Posted by Extenda

I would do your ratings piecemeal for the cheap while you are doing a regular 4 year degree in something unrelated to aviation. Then once you graduate, after enjoying your time as a regular college student, you can go right into instructing. The key is as cheap as possible. Nobody cares if you went to Big Franks CFI school in Pahokee Florida, or Embry Riddle. Enjoy your college life, get your ratings in the summer or on the weekends, then you'll have a CFI job waiting for you with a four year degree in your back pocket and all sorts of fun college memories.