Hello
If you want to become a pilot, you should try to get inside an MPL programme ASAP
If this does not work, what are you going to do ? You can either train without a sponsor airline or go to uni. At 9k a year, I would hesitate before going there..
If you ended up going to uni, I would recommend a high paying field of study (research them).
A good aviation course will help, but not as much as a well paying job.