Should You Do Flight Training While in College?

Can you realistically do flight training and college at the same time? I'm doing exactly that — and one week showed me how difficult it can actually get. I had my Private Pilot checkride scheduled during the same week as four college finals. In this video, I break down how I'm balancing full-time college with flight training, my semester-by-semester plan from PPL to CFI/CFII, and what you should consider before trying to do both. My goal is to graduate with my bachelor's degree while completing as much of my professional pilot training as possible, minimising the gap between college graduation and my first aviation job. I'll walk through: How I structure flight training around college Why I spent my first two years saving instead of flying When I complete written exams Why most of my flying happens during summer and winter breaks My plan from PPL → Instrument → Commercial → CFI → CFII What happened when my checkride collided with finals week Why your GPA matters before attempting both The four questions I think every college student should answer first Combining flight school and college isn't automatically a good or bad decision. What matters is whether you have enough academic, financial and mental margin to handle both. Chapters: 00:00 4 Finals. 1 Checkride. 7 Days. 00:49 Why I’m Doing Flight Training in College 01:34 My College + Flight Training Timeline 05:13 How I Balance Flying With Classes 06:13 When My Checkride Collided With Finals 08:03 Should You Do Flight Training in College? 09:19 4 Questions to Ask Yourself 11:04 Is Flight Training + College Worth It? #FlightTraining #FlightSchool #StudentPilot #CollegeStudent #Aviation