Thanx guys two very good posts, and more are welcome

. Yep i definately agree with the last of that post. Well just to let you know where iam at. Gained a class one medical august last year, and then thought i wouldnt apply to uni but rather get a job at the end of my A levels to fund my flying. I will start my ppl when i finish my exams, and then work fulltime. Iam not sure how many years yet, but will look to train when there is at least some hope of a newly qualified pilot of gaining a job. I hope that maybe when i gain my ppl i wil gain a little more respect off people when i say i want to be a pilot, and its not even down to the fact that i dont perform well at school either, i dont do amazing like not a strait A student, but iam predicted A B C in my three A levels so thats not too bad. When i work hard, and want something i can achieve, its just sometimes i get very bored with school, and thats part of the reason why i dont wanna stay in education, and the obvious debt i will be in when leaving uni.