Flight instructing before law school

Graduate School Law School
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<p>I am thinking of becoming an FAA Certified Flight Instructor and teaching a few years before going to law school. (I am close to becoming one)</p>

<p>Would this fall under “legitimate job” between undergrad and law school? In the aviation world, flight instructing is considered to be at the bottom of the totem pole - something people do as a means to an end - to advance to the airlines. I’m not sure what the lay person thinks of the job. I would think it’s a job that requires high degree of skill, teaching ability, patience, among many other valuable characteristics. You are also risking your life with an inexperienced student every time you leave the ground. Could anyone give me insight on what an admission officer might think of this job title, as well as what a non-aviation folk would think of it?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>I think that law schools would find it an interesting use of your time. It’s not going to make up for a sub-par LSAT or GPA, but if you can use it to demonstrate that you are mature and focused it might give you a boost over someone with the same stats as you except coming straight from college, and a (very slight) boost over someone with the same stats and a more typical job for the same length of time between college and law school.</p>

<p>Also, if you turn out to want to do some type of law that will use your flight instructor knowledge, it could be of slight assistance in getting a job once in law school (grades, journal, and what school you’re at will be much larger factors though).</p>