Originally Posted by 757upspilot

Not a fractional pilot. The best thing you can do for yourself is under no condition finance flying, pay as you go. You will live on nothing which will give you practice in how you will live the first few years of working as a pilot. Avoid debt always, don't buy anything that doesn't have wheels under it, rent the places you live in, have a room mate who doesn't work in aviation, if you get married make sure she has a mobile job that pays well, when you think you are where you want to be with the career don't let your debt exceed your wifes take home check until you are out of the bottom 20% of the seniority list. If you reach your limit of what you can take to get to the job you want, quit and don't look back. Whats been said about the aviation degrees is correct, they are worthless if you don't fly. Major in real engineering of some type. Good luck, if you make it its worth it.