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''I would highly recommend you have something to fall back on. I've met a lot of people who have left aviation in their 30s or 40s - some by choice, others by loss of medical etc.''
Ok, you lose your medical at 40, you have a degree to fall back on.
When new graduates apply for jobs they will often need experience in the form of a placement year or maybe have to do a prereg year.
At 40 you will have no of these, so why would someone give you a job at the age of 40 with a degree that you have no experience in?? why not offer the same job to a fresh graduate who possibly will have some experience. So is it really a good fall back?
Also you have to remember no degree guarantees you job eventough some from certain degrees u may walk into a job. There are alot of factors that need to be considered.
In my opinion a degree will only be useful as a backup, just incase you dont make it through your flight training for whatever reason, or if you lose your medical in early days, or even if you are not able to find a job upon completion of flight training.
Just my opinion.
hope this helps