Degrees arent all that good. Alot of people with degrees now working in mc donalds etc because they cant get jobs after uni, i think its the highest number yet or something. Anyway, i wouldnt go to uni, thats my opinion, unless you pick a really good course which will lead to a job which is maybe in demand, apprenticeships are good if you can get into one. If you go to uni you dont get into that much debt, the repayment things are stupidly low and you wouldnt even feel it touch you. And i think in most cases if you dont earn over 15k/year you dont have to repay it. Am no expert though.