Untill you do any flying, no matter how obssessed you are; you won't really know if you are even capable of flying. some have it and some don't.
i was in the same situation as you, obsessed but not sure what to do.
therefore i went and got my PPL. Firstly so that it might help me get onto airline sponsorship and secondly to see if i was capable.
On leaving school in 2001, 9/11 happened and BA etc stopped everything.
There was no option but to go to uni, i started a degree in Air Transport Management at Loughborough Uni, it was great and i even got to experience the uni air squadron. It taught me that the RAF wasn't for me and i later thought after my first year that even with a degree i would still be in the same position as before.
and with a massive debt.
I finally decided to stop uni and self sponsor myself. I'm lucky in the fact that i have the money to do it.
I'm now training with BAESystems in Jerez.
Once i have my ATPL i can't see how a degree would help me.
It all depends on the shape of the industry.
i would say that for sponsorship a degree is pretty much vital due to the number of applicants.
You really have to decide what is best for you.
Good luck
