Hi their , i am in a very simmiliar position to you , I am 18 and I just finished school , I have been very intersted in property investing for a few years now . Like you too I planned on going to uni however I decided to get a full time job working in th finance industry whilist studying part time , making good money as well might I add .

Not only is relvant work expirience better than any degree (when you dont have any previous industry epxirience) , but you can get the chance to earn money for investing and the chances are if you work for a large company they will pay for your studies anyway ( if its relvant.)

By the time my friends finish uni I will have had 3 years work expirience in a large multinational company almost $60,000 in the bank plus a Degree in Financial Markets paid for by the company at which i work at.

I urge you to step out side the box and think about the different options available to you . Good things come to those who go against the norm. Going straight to uni is easy , following the flow and not having to worry about working , but when you think about it , being young like me and having the knownledge you do , you have an extremly good chance many people dont .

Some possibilities for you to consider include cadetships often large companies will pay for you to study as well as pay you to work at their company . Other options include studying at an insitute im not sure where ur from but in Sydney their are a number of insitutes particuarly in finance such as FINSIA , Tribeca and ASFA all of which enable you to study whilist working.

All of these are options and dont be afraid to aproach a company or write to a company and ask for flexible working , you never know if u write to 10 companies and ask to work 3 days on 3 days off , you never know maybe one or two might write back and you may find youeslf with a job . If you want someone to talk to or whatver , feel free to talk to me on msn or send me an email , [email protected]