If you want to fly, and your parents are flipping the bill, get the ratings (yes even the CFI ratings...you're going to have to suck it up and teach for 1500 hours)

If you want a career in the aviation field, don't focus on a flying degree..get it in mgmt, engineering, etc.

And please stop compaining about the 1500 hour rule..it doesn't take a lot to get that time..the days of the 200 hour FO are over..at least until the airline lobbyest get their way..