Original post by JustGeorgeJHello! Okay, let me break these down!
It's very hard to answer what you're asking to be honest, due to the fact university is based on each individual person, its a personal experience and though this is the obvious benefit of what you get from it, everyone will get there own experiences and what not from it!
The best thing about university:
It's social, it's hard work but in an educational environment surrounded by other people who share your worries, concerns, studies and what not - you always have someone to turn to be it other students, lecturer's and what not.
Lecturer's, they are so different to teachers! They will listen to ANY of your problems, they are there day and night for you, you can always have a laugh with them (again this is depending on the course and who leads it but still!) It's nice to know there is always support there!
Experiences, a big part of university is the experience in itself. There is so much you can gain from it! Not just course wise, social wise and much more! You learn life lessons, you develop yourself as a person, you have a specific comfortabble place to work and just, I don't know, it's really hard to explain!
The worst thing about university:
There isn't a lot! There is the usual things you can get with all education areas, there will be people that are idiots and maybe make you annoyed a lot of the time and sometimes not enjoy lectures or your time there.
There is a lot of stress involved, then again it depends what your like as a person in regards to stress and how you handle it - everyone is different.
Your learning is in your own hands! Now this can be seen as a positive and it is, because you control how you learn best and you can take full advantage of that, put you are no longer spoon fed answers etc and sometimes you may lose motivation or feel completely lost! You have to be prepared to motivate yourself etc!
So!:
"So wondering in your eyes is it worth going to university and what is the best option to get my degree and then find job or go into get experience and work my way up the ladder?"
Personally, I'd say yes, it's worth going to university because it's a worth while experience and you'll have a degree at the end of it that can help you get a multiude of jobs instead of being trained for one specific job!
Then again my advice to you is, you've got to do what feels right. If this apprenticeship is going to get you the job you want and you feel it's worth it, then, go for it! If you have the opportunity to get the job you want now, why wouldn't you? It's worth it, instead of working through years without hands of experience and then at the end of the three years going into a job without the experience, with the apprenticeship, you learn and get the experience! You could work your way up the ladder, but like you said, you've always been working towards university so all I can say is, do what feels right and just look at the pros and cons of both options. Research into them and what not!
Hope this helps or answers what you asked in some way!