Originally Posted by flydiamond

Not true. Many airlines offer continuous duty overnight schedules. I know Endeavor and Skywest are two that have this. AKA standups or highspeeds or naps. Not for everyone but great for someone who wants to go to school or has childcare needs. Report to work at around 8pm, wrap up around 7:30 am... fly last flight out, first flight back with somewhere between 4 and 7 hours of sleep opportunity depending on delays and the route.

Also once you're a lineholder it wouldn't be too difficult to get a schedule with M-W or T-Th off and take a M/W or T/Thu class schedule as 4 on 3 off is a typical schedule. It's the weekends that can be tricky to get off as a junior pilot.

Edit: needing to commute would complicate all this.