Thanks for all the input. This kinda changed my view on the job. I thought that if you were at a regional for like 5 years, you'd be guaranteed a job at a major. I'm going to continue on to get my PPL before college, and I'm going to go to the UND camp this summer, probably for fun, because it doesn't look like I'll be going there anymore....


With that said, I still want to be a pilot, but I don't like the system of dumb luck that the airlines impose....Maybe my views will change by the time I want to go to college, but we'll see.

I doubt it would help, but my dad is friends with someone who flies 744's for UAL and my friend's uncle flies 763's for Continental. I still may go to talk to my dad's friend about his career and whether he likes it or not, but it looks like going all in (by going to UND for Aerospace Sciences) is just a dumb move right now with this economy.

Again, thanks for the help, and any suggestions would be appreciated.