Another thing to factor in, The degree path normally costs an extra $40k compared to going to a flying club/school. But, there aren't many non university providers where you can get access to an interest free loan from the government for flying training.
I remember my son went to a unsw open day for there aviation degree, I would really take there bull**** spin about cathay pacific with a grain of salt. They told my son and I that a few of there students went straight to qantas on the completion of their degrees as direct entry a380 second officers (which of course is bull**** cause qantas hasn't employed a pilot since 2009, might be 2008)...
