Go for what you want. The consultancy sounds fishy but that's just me. It might be a body shop for programmers. That being said working a real job for a few

Go for what you want. The consultancy sounds fishy but that's just me. It might be a body shop for programmers. That being said working a real job for a few years can do a lot of self confidence and self sufficiency. School will always be there but I think it is the better option if you can swing it financially you can find lots of interesting things to do and research projects etc... Take advantage of the opportunity the University program provides.