kdoner, this is not meant to be offensive, but please read...

When I was still in school I drove myself nuts trying to plan ahead. Try your best not to do this. You don't fully understand this yet, but this industry is so "hit or miss." No matter how hard you try to plan things out, they never happen the way you think they will. Try to take things slow, one day at a time. Live on a day-to-day basis with your flying stuff. Take these next few months to enjoy your friends, your teachers and your girl...or since you ARE a pilot...your women.

We all know that you may have the ability to get on with an airline after graduation with your time, but don't discard the flight instructor route. If you are having fun flight instructing, do it until it's not. Why bail on something that you enjoy? The experience that you will have gained after 6-12 months of teaching full-time will shine through in your interviews. You will be intimately familiar with the regs, you will have some awesome "tell me about a time" stories, and you will have a leg up on a lot of people that are applying with no instructor experience.

Also, you need to look deep down inside and do what is right FOR YOU and YOU ALONE. We can't tell you what to do, but mearly give you insight on our experience because 9 out of 10 people on here have been in your shoes. I can promiss you that.

Good luck.
Lax