Yeah I have that same policy, though I like to pick up Padawans that have completed History's too many times they leave half way through the training and it pisses me off. Kind of a way of showing they're legit.
We all have to wait for our masters Teriza, its no problem. Becoming a Jedi Knight is supposed to take years, so you should be able to manage a few days or weeks. Hell, months if I had my way.
Firelizard if you need a Master yet send me a pm with a link to a training thread. Create it in the Ossus or Coruscant thread. Get you going in no time.