Originally Posted by freezingflyboy

Yeah, what the sarge said. First of all, I don't think you're going to see minimums across the board come up that fast (or at all) between now and then. Second of all, if your times are that low, you may want think about doing something where you are building PIC time (like CFIing). The airlines will still be here. I promise.

PS
I assume you already have a 4 year degree. If you don't, jumping to a regional before you finish college would be doing yourself a HUGE disservice.