Hi everyone! Looking for your honest opinions. I am just after finishing up an MSc, I am not looking to do a PhD immediately (I want to take a year or two out, gain some experience and travel a bit- I am only 22), but I do have some worries. Here is my background:

I got an awful undergrad degree result (2H2, 57%- but I did do an excellent thesis), but managed to get into a Masters course I am very passionate about. I finished up the Masters a few months ago and after hard work I came out with a 1H degree. I don't have much lab experience outside my degrees.

1. Does having the 2H2 seriously hinder me despite the 1H in the Masters?

2. Should I focus strictly on jobs which focus in on the area I want to pursue for a PhD (epigenetics/addiction)?

3. When applying for a PhD in the future, should I apply for multiple ones in other colleges too in case I don't get in? The funding for PhD's in the university I was in runs on a points basis in terms of:
Personal Research Statement (max. 50 points)
Academic Qualifications (max. 30 points)
Referees’ reports (max. 10 points)
Prior Research Experience (max. 10 points)

4. Would you consider the supervisor or the university more important?
The university I would be applying to isn't very well known, but the department I was in is known for neuroscience & my potential supervisor is excellent (we got on very well, he was willing to meet up and discuss any issues, encouraged new ideas and gave constructive and polite criticism. He organised journal club for the MSc students he was supervising when other supervisors didn't bother doing this) and genuinely was interested in us- he even offered me contacts for jobs when travelling) Am I better off applying to the uni I know well or go somewhere with a bigger reputation?

Sorry for the length of this & thanks for any replies :)