I was in a similar situation to yourself. Went to 43 Air School in SA to get my license pre-uni.
However, in my first year at uni, I only managed 5 hours and the second year, 3...
A couple of years in the big bad world and I can afford to fly again... but as others have hinted, unless you're minted the dreams of flying your mates around etc simply don't materialise.
HTH