hey GANGSTA.
only you can make the desision, I have given up all I know and jumped head first into a course at London Guildhall, I am still studying there now. I have friends that are on the distance learning course from here, apparantly the pass mark is better distance learning than residential, I can only put this down to the Minories pub across the road! With residential you will need all together 5 months out of work, although some people here still do some work for there old companies when they get time, Whereas with distance learning you may be done in just over a year(not to mention the fact that you will have no life apart from work and study for a year). A lot of people on this course with me used to work in the city and are in the same boat as you, We will all be here until april, so I would suggest it may be worth the walk down here to come and talk. As for the school here i cant fault it, we have a reasonable social as well. You said that you have done the exams (old) before, this will prove very useful as some of our guys have found. It is a big step to take but a the best one i have ever made (and i am still studying).
Sam White