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Which shall i choose

Path A, Computer science degree at cambridge or Imperial/ degree apprenticeship, one of my dream jobs been coding since y8 and im a full stack developer now. But job market is bad.

Path B
Enter finance/consultancy sector, degree apprenticeship or a economics degree at lse then into finance
undesireable due to long hours stressful environment

Path C
Speedbird Z program. Pilot training, dream job ever but 150 places for 5000 applications very slim

Path D
Study PPE at cambridge/Lse move into civil servant fast stream or politics

which seems the best in your opinion

Reply 1

salem.pylonate

In MY opinion??? MY opinion doesnt matter. Its all about you! But I'd say not even trying to do something thats your "dream job" will hurt way more than trying to do it and failing it. Trust me. Go for it! Do whatever you wanna do most, because it WILL be hard, but if you enjoy it, itll be the nice type of hard.

P.S: Job market oversaturation is exaggerated imo. My school has done many trips to tech related jobs (i do comp sci too) and YOU sound like youve got plenty experience. Ofc ai is replacing lower end devs, but you sound ambitious and higher roles are still needed. Dont give up on it because of the "job market" or anything.

If you truly want it, you'll make it work ;-)

Reply 2

Kuriknowsbest98

Original post

by ilyrzk

Path A, Computer science degree at cambridge or Imperial/ degree apprenticeship, one of my dream jobs been coding since y8 and im a full stack developer now. But job market is bad.
Path B
Enter finance/consultancy sector, degree apprenticeship or a economics degree at lse then into finance
undesireable due to long hours stressful environment
Path C
Speedbird Z program. Pilot training, dream job ever but 150 places for 5000 applications very slim
Path D
Study PPE at cambridge/Lse move into civil servant fast stream or politics
which seems the best in your opinion

Path A – Computer Science Good fit since you already code and enjoy it. Cambridge/Imperial or a degree apprenticeship would give you solid career options even if the job market fluctuates.
Path B – Finance/Consultancy High pay but long hours and stress. You already said you don’t really want this, so it’s probably the weakest match for you personally.
Path C – Pilot (Speedbird Z) Your dream job. Very competitive, but worth applying because you clearly care about it more than the others.
Path D – PPE → Civil Service/Politics Strong academic path if you like reading, debate and policy, but not as closely linked to your main passions.
Based on what you’ve written, your interests line up most with Pilot or Computer Science, then PPE, with Finance last.