ProPWannabe,
I am by no means an expert on this subject, in fact I am in a similar situation to you; a wannabe. But it seems that your decision making appears to be a bit rash? I mean a few hours ago you were considering going to university, but then suddenly decided to apply to FTE? Correct me if I'm wrong, and you've done lots of homework on the subject. It might just me being a bit jealous...FTE was where I really wanted to go but simply couldn't cope with the costs.
My choice to go down the university route is in the hopes that I will save some money from the loans to pay for the training, albeit only a small amount or at least the accommodation, but primarily to have some fun whilst I'm doing the course; I'm only 19.
@TheBeak,
You said that if you were to do it again, you'd gain your PPL gradually, go to Bristol GS and then move onto FTE Jerez for the modular course. I'm a bit nonplussed with this subject, but do prospective airlines not look down on a seemingly lack of continuity with FTOs, or is this only/more applicable to what happens after the hour build? I'm hoping to do my training completely at Stapleford, however the course at FTE is fairly tempting but as of now, I'm set on SFC. Although who knows what will happen once I've finished my PPL and ATPLs in 2 years time?