College, University, Gulag, what have you

College is always different for everyone, it's true, but I can assure you that if you pick a major you like (not what anyone else thinks you should do; studying what you love is key) you're off to a good start. Speaking from personal experience, college has been WAY better for me than high school. There's a huge boost of independence, of course, and because I go to a really large school there's tons of people that I share interests with.

Of course, college isn't for everybody. If you find that you'd rather do something else, or even take a few years off before going, it's all up to you.

Jam it back in, in the dark.