You guys had some really good things to say, thanks for all the advice. As for what i do, i do consulting and bidding for a construction company, which basically entails running a laptop and explaining things to people. What bothers me the most about the job is the fact that i have been working about 60-70 hours a week 6 to 7 days a week all sumer, and some of the spring. The work doesn't really conflict with my education because the only credits i have left to earn for my degree are flight labs which are self paced. However the reason i'm so concerned about the transition is that if i wait to get to an airline and instruct on the side for a few years i don't want to fall behind on my goals in moving up at an airline. Another good reason in my mind to get started early is the fact that i probably will start a family within the next 5 years and would like to make more than a second year FO ( no offense guys ) if i have a kid. I don't think i'd beable to move to an airline or another professional flying job ie: CFI, cargo, corporate if i put this off to much longer. However a lot of the things i hear about the industry are slightly discouraging at this point and being so near compleation of my degree and ratings it can bring a fella down. That being said there is nothing i want to do more than fly professionally in my life, with making the kind of money i do at a young age i realized that the money won't make you happy, but if you truly enjoy what your doing the money will come.