As far as I am concerned sooner or later I will go into flight training (assuming I don't go blind or anything else like that). I've been told by many people, not least my dad that Uni is great fun- but going to uni for 3 years, then flight training for 18 months on top of that is both a long winded and very costly way of getting a fATPL and your first job.
Is it not more sensible to gain the fATPL, then maybe go and live in a student area and have that lifestyle having gained my first job? This way I would have gained my fATPL by the time most of my friends are just about to start uni (most of them taking gap years after college).
On top of this, most people come out of Uni and get their first job, If I were to go to uni I would effectively not start earning anything to payoff my huge debts until 23!
Thanks for all the help folks- please keep the advice comming
