Hello Daniel
If I were you I'd apply for the CTC cadetship, for someone your age, its the best way of getting to the airlines in the current climate. You can apply now and go for selection while you are studying. There is the mother of all threads on CTC selection on this very Forum. It you are in Leeds, go up to Multiflight at LBA and have a chat with the guys there, or you could go to Sherburn and do the same. I wsh I'd done the pilot studies degree too, ah well! English is just as good!
Anyway, good luck mate