It's surprising to me reading all of these posts!

I mean, I LOVED my college years! LOVED THEM! Of course, not the studying part  but I was having so much fun that I viewed the classes as just "something" I had to do in order to "advance" in life. Here jobs are not as "plentiful" as in the States (i.e. in here if you want to work at a Taco Bell or Burger King, etc. etc. it's actually a hurdle due to the big quantity of people actually working or applying... so...).

Anyway, yes I failed classes (I'm not super smart/bright but I do work hard...), sometimes I did feel like I was wasting my time since my real passion (music) was taking a back seat. But I realized something. I realized that I was simply MEDIOCRE! Mediocre at playing the piano, mediocre at playing guitar, a failure singing, mediocre writer, etc. etc. But I was an Ok programmer, I was Ok fixing computers, I was Ok at dealing with people and with technology so I kept on trucking. Decided to participate in more technical stuff and actually got to go to Scholarships in the U.S. twice (WVU and Michigan) and again, lots of drinking, lots of crazy times, lots of work but all in all I FELT I was advancing, I felt I was LEARNING, I felt I was being looked up to, I felt I was doing something more satisfying than playing Dreamcast/Playstation/PC games or watching movies (which explains why I still have a huge backlog of games btw...).

Maybe it all depends on the environment you are in and the people you are with (which I always chose well known housemates)... maybe it really depends on the type of person one is? It could be a lot of things, but still, it's surprising to me reading this.

I cannot suggest anything more than what people here have already suggested, but really, look into what fulfills you and what you have at hand and go that way. Regarding Grad school... yeah, don't do it unless your heart and mind are 100% up to it. Find reasons to have a good time, and especially find an attenable goal so that you always shoot for it.

Last but not least, have fun!
Heck, I still do...


P.S. BTW, if you ask me if I'd go to Grad school... F****cccckk NOO!!!!! LOL! ;-) Good luck!

Very much in agreement with gelocks (BTW where are you originally from?)

To me school was more than just hitting the books, it was a period of my life. I meet many friends and had a great time "travelling the road" I guess. As one goes along, classes begin to shrink in size, students become closer and start working as a team. TBH it was fun. We learned quite a bit from eachother.

Exactly.
Heck, most of the people I studied in High School or earlier I hardly know, but I still hold close the friendships I made at College... I don't know, I guess we were more "in sync".

Anyway, I'm from your friendly third-country commonwealth Puerto Rico! 
(and yes, we ACTUALLY had pirates here at one point in history! lol 

It is...

No, I was once curious for ... * but I noticed that my imagination became one big orgy of flesh and nothing. I concluded that such an overload of arousing nothingness wouldn't add anything useful to my life and experience. ..* is overrated if you ask me but then I prefer a good story in general. I'm an avid reader.

In fact I find that video in certain use with audio actually gets on my nerves. "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Kony 2012" gave me the urge to just set the screen on fire or get a bucket for vomiting if I didn't already shrugged the message of my shoulders saying: "How touching but I don't believe a salesman." I really hate it when the makers try to manipulate your emotions and thoughts with such campaigns.

Maybe I'm a bit too blunt sometimes. If you have something to say, just say it or let me be. My youth was spent with a family filled with snakes and liars. In my management studies I often barely tolerate the wave of B.S.

* I don't like the word in general. If you enjoy ...* please don't mind me.

"Taking over the world"? If you're motivated and have a plan who knows...

Sorry for the derailment.