Degree or not degree???
LOCATION: London
Hi
I am 20 years of age and have finally got my head together and decided that flying is the career for me.
However, I left school at 16, when I didn't know what I wanted to do, but have recently returned to collage and successfully completed a-levels with this career in mind. I have been working hard to obtain financial security which I now posses and am in a position to start all of my flight training straight away. My only problem is that I am wondering whether I need a university degree. So many airlines/pilots/flight schools, have a mixed opinion, some say yes, some say no; I haven’t got a clue what to do.
I have worked hard in persuading the banks to lend me the money so would this demonstration of determination, along with my self sponsored flight training be enough to get a good airline job? Remember I am coming up to 21 and a degree takes 3 years and £15000 on top of flight training. I know it would obviously help but would it help me that much that it is worth investing those 3 years and that £15000 in tuition fees?
Any advice would be much appreciated.