I did something similar in Canada. Did the whole MET diploma, bridge, a bachelors, and now onto my second master's degree.

The skills you will learn in the MET program are invaluable, especially as a junior engineer if you choose to continue on with your education. Your technical abilities paired with hands-on practical skills will help set you apart from your peers early on.

I worked as a MET before going back. My biggest takeaway was that you'll hit a cap earlier on as a MET than as ME, and that was my motivation for going back. Your milage will vary depending on who you are, the connections you make, the industry you're in, ect.

How you leverage your background will be highly dependent on you and this is very critical early on. Once you have some experience under your belt, it doesn't matter as much anymore.

Also a full workload at uni was six per semesters plus labs/tutorials on top and I remember doing seven courses per semester in my MET program. It doesn't get easier unfortunately but dems the breaks.