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GADD45B · November 13th, 2007, 14:40

Hi Charlie,
Just curious, what are you working on in graduate school? Your situation sounds identical to mine. I too am a graduate student and was able to earn all of my ratings up through MEI part time (weekends and early mornings) while still in school. It took me 2 yrs to get the ratings and I've been instructing for 2 yrs. So it is doable. The problem is, your graduate work WILL suffer and your time in school will be prolonged, just from the time your mind is on aviation and not trying to finish school! I hope to finish up school in the next 6-12months and then will have that tough decision of whether to go for the airlines or not.

November 13th, 2007, 14:40	#12
GADD45B Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 51	Re: Hello from a career changer! Hi Charlie, Just curious, what are you working on in graduate school? Your situation sounds identical to mine. I too am a graduate student and was able to earn all of my ratings up through MEI part time (weekends and early mornings) while still in school. It took me 2 yrs to get the ratings and I've been instructing for 2 yrs. So it is doable. The problem is, your graduate work WILL suffer and your time in school will be prolonged, just from the time your mind is on aviation and not trying to finish school! I hope to finish up school in the next 6-12months and then will have that tough decision of whether to go for the airlines or not.