Hello,

I am an FO for one of the AA wholly owned regionals, and my goal is to get to Southwest. I am working on upgrading as quick as I can to start building TPIC time, I am also going to become a cadet mentor as well and do some volunteer work outside of the airlines. My biggest worry now is I don’t have a college degree. I have heard that has become a big deal again and am worried I won’t be able to get in because of that. I have looked at the possibility of working on getting one online, however, it’s a good bit of cash and will take me a while to complete. Is it worth getting a degree or should I just focus on building time, volunteer work, etc?