For what it's worth, you're better off not being saddled by student loan debt.
EDIT: To the downvoters: please explain how graduating with tens of thousands of dollars in debt is beneficial in the long run.
EDIT: To the downvoters: please explain how graduating with tens of thousands of dollars in debt is beneficial in the long run.
You need 12 years of experience to be considered equal to a fresh grad of a 4 year degree in the eyes of immigration law.
I dropped out to start my first startup and while that was a great experience and catapulted me career-wise immigration is still a continual stumbling block.
Also the UK doesn't completely cripple you with student debt. CS degrees are also valuable, can pretty much get into any other field with this piece of paper.
Many people that I've kept in contact with who followed the CS track were more than able to pay off their student loans because most people I know went to state schools like I did. It would be unreasonable to say that there are no failure stories as there are plenty of those, but with the salaries in the industry even for juniors who find themselves working for slightly above average companies (envision $55-65k fresh out of college in the US and they still get to live at home), the loan would have absolutely been worth it.