i had a situation of similar gratitude, however, being the person i am, i would jsut simply hate to be stuck at home, whilst all my friends where at uni, and telling me what a great time they were having, whilst passing Facetious remarks.
Thus, i decided to cut my loses, and study law at Hull....which has a good law school anyway, or so i understand.
i think it depends whether you would see doing an extra year at college, a waste of a year, or whether you would see going to hull uni for 3 years to do a course you don't want to do, a waste of 3.....!