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Chewie von Nubbins · April 29th, 2007, 19:05

Sorry it didn't work out for you man. Oh well, life moves on. Now, what are you going to do about it? Maybe by skipping those four years, you can achieve your goal four years quicker! Set a plan and execute it.

The best advice that I can give you is from a prospective of....If I could go back and do it all over again. Here goes:

1. Get your college degree. Don't spend a fortune on it. Get the first couple of years with a Junior College. Less than $100 a class is much better than I had to pay at $1000 a class going to school at night and working full-time. Don't get caught up into all of the BS of what your buddies are doing and slipping on getting classes knocked out. Sit down and write out a five year goal plan. Where do you want to be in five years? Set many checkpoints along the way down that road. You mention being a firefighter. Get a degree that you can always have and fall back on. One that is close, but is probably in the highest demand is Nursing. At the most rudimentary level, the pay and lifestyle of a Nurse is not a bad deal at all...and they are always in demand. And, there are numerous programs/Hospitals that will pay 100% of your tuition if you give them a one or two year commitment after you finish. But, find something that you have interest in and you know that at the most basic level, you can always fall back on it to make a living. Also, you should be able to finish up some aviation ratings while you are going to college full-time, if that is something that you know you want to do.

Having a four year degree is one of the biggest accomplishments you can achieve in your professional life, and nobody can ever take that away from you.

2. Take internships in the summer that pay you.

3. If you want to become a pilot, this is where I would recommend you starting down that road.

In my case, I would have substituted the Nursing part for a good Engineering degree (which I finished up in 2004 going to school full-time at night and working full-time).

Hope this helps. I took the hard way, but I believe it was worth it. Again, this is only my opinion and is from a prospective of...If I could have gone back and do it all over again. You are in a very good position, take advantage of it!

Bryan

April 29th, 2007, 19:05	#5
Chewie von Nubbins Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: KGKY Posts: 947	Re: Lesson for all those considering joining Sorry it didn't work out for you man. Oh well, life moves on. Now, what are you going to do about it? Maybe by skipping those four years, you can achieve your goal four years quicker! Set a plan and execute it. The best advice that I can give you is from a prospective of....If I could go back and do it all over again. Here goes: 1. Get your college degree. Don't spend a fortune on it. Get the first couple of years with a Junior College. Less than $100 a class is much better than I had to pay at $1000 a class going to school at night and working full-time. Don't get caught up into all of the BS of what your buddies are doing and slipping on getting classes knocked out. Sit down and write out a five year goal plan. Where do you want to be in five years? Set many checkpoints along the way down that road. You mention being a firefighter. Get a degree that you can always have and fall back on. One that is close, but is probably in the highest demand is Nursing. At the most rudimentary level, the pay and lifestyle of a Nurse is not a bad deal at all...and they are always in demand. And, there are numerous programs/Hospitals that will pay 100% of your tuition if you give them a one or two year commitment after you finish. But, find something that you have interest in and you know that at the most basic level, you can always fall back on it to make a living. Also, you should be able to finish up some aviation ratings while you are going to college full-time, if that is something that you know you want to do. Having a four year degree is one of the biggest accomplishments you can achieve in your professional life, and nobody can ever take that away from you. 2. Take internships in the summer that pay you. 3. If you want to become a pilot, this is where I would recommend you starting down that road. In my case, I would have substituted the Nursing part for a good Engineering degree (which I finished up in 2004 going to school full-time at night and working full-time). Hope this helps. I took the hard way, but I believe it was worth it. Again, this is only my opinion and is from a prospective of...If I could have gone back and do it all over again. You are in a very good position, take advantage of it! Bryan __________________ CFI, CFII, IGI