one must ask why!
if your doing it bcoz you think it will make you look better to an employer, dont waste your time. yes stay current but your talking about spending 6k minimum!
why not go and use that money to do an FIC? build some hours, while being paid, LEARN - ALOT, have fun and prob make a few contacts that will help you out in a year or so when the market picks up.
I did one a few years ago, got a job the day i took the test, did 6 months, got an air taxi job (same company), then after scaring myself doing that for 4 months, got an airline job.