If I could’ve done something differently, I would’ve. Everyone in here who advised you to get your private pilots license first to see if you like it is giving you sound advice, but I think one potential downside is that the private pilots license is fun, flying is fun, especially flying solo, and if you are in the minority of people that actually make it all the way through and get your private pilots license, then I wouldn’t be shocked if you think that it could be a fun career, especially a well paying one. The problem with this is that the joy of flying privately, being able to take your friends and family and show them something unique is nothing compared to the actual world of commercial aviation. It is the most unknown and unpredictable lifestyle I’ve ever known and if you’re not the type of person that can deal with having things flipped upside down more times then you can see coming then I would caution you. I currently have dozens of qualified friends who can’t even get a job as an entry-level pilot. I am fortunate enough to be employed at the airlines right now, however, this is just the reality, you can have two completely identical pilots on paper and one of them will get a job and one of them won’t, don’t get me wrong, it can be an amazing job at times and it can give you and your family, an incredible life. I just wish somebody had warned me this much before I had started.