TheNzJesse wrote:im starting my course at university in animal management captive wild animals next year and would like some advice on if it would be wise to wait as i will be working and university (no play time)
It really depends on your situation, but since you said you won't have any time for 'play time' I'd agree with Michael in saying you answered your own question. Only you really know how much time you have to spend with your birds though. I work full time, commute an hour each way and take distance courses at night but my bird (and other animals and my husband) are a priority and I make time for them all. I was already working and had started working towards my designation prior to making the decision of getting a parrot so I already knew what my life was going to be like for the next 5 or so years.
You may find that after you start working and going to university that you do have enough time, but if I were you I'd go through a full year of it so you really know how much time you have to spare. It's much better to wait and realize that you could have managed to have a bird a year ago and to get one then than to get a bird and realize while you're in the middle of exams that you really shouldn't have gotten one.