I'm an an integrated ATPL program where most of the flying takes part in the US. At the same time we are doing FAA liscences as well.
Did PPL just under 50 hrs, continued on to build VFR cross country hours. Then did IR at 145 hrs, and then did 50 hrs IFR cross country. With 250,3 hrs, I did the commercial checkride today, and passed. Minimum is 250 hrs under part 61, so I pretty much wrapped it up in as few hours as possible. A few hours in the ME now, and I believe I'll be ready for the checkride with the end of the week, or early next week, hopefully.
IR was a bit hard to start off with, but everything you don't know is difficult...