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● RDT COMM ·Sad_Independence_208 ·May 19, 2026 ·20:01Z

Need advice

A 20-year-old community college nursing student considers abandoning their studies to pursue flight training, having always desired to become a pilot but feeling pushed into the medical field by their father. The student has researched flight schools and possesses approximately $40,000-$45,000 in available 529 funds for training, which would result in roughly $20,000 in additional debt, but struggles with concerns about flight school's high dropout rates and anxiety about approaching their father regarding the career change.
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