agree with everything speedbird just said re relative difficulty of entering either profession, especially if you are a recent grad.
Can't comment too much on actually working as a lawyer as i haven't done it yet. Don't start till next year. I'm hoping I'll like it - to be honest I'll be at an age where I'll have no choice but to like it.
A couple of reasons for me deciding against commercial flying in the end that haven't yet been mentioned:
I'm essentially, I’m a words guy, not a numbers guy. I think you’re one or the other. You’ll know what I mean. Doesn’t mean I think I haven’t got what it takes (without meaning to sound arrogant), just that I am naturally more suited to something else.
Another thing, which you can pick up from reading this board, is the apparent general deterioration in T&Cs for pilots, but every job has its bad points.
And of course there is the insecurity of the job.
For me I think I have made the right choice.
That said there’s rarely a day that goes by that I don’t think about it. And if I won the lottery tomorrow, I’d be down to Kidlington in a shot and setting up Manfred Airways – the Caribbean Coconut Importers.
GDL exams in 3 weeks so I’d better get off this site….
What to do – keep us informed as to how you are getting on. Good luck.
Speed bird – maybe I’ll meet you in a professional capacity one day. Or maybe in the more salubrious surroundings of an airfield