[pilatus028]

If you don't like the people in college, how are you going to deal with that one captain? I loved going to class to listen to the things people would say and actually had the ability to keep my hand from smacking some of them. I also got to meet some very interesting and educated people that really enlightened me; seminars always had my favorite discussions. Thinking outside the box? College challenges you to think outside the box. It's always fun challenging a professor; you win some and you lose some. Drugs and alcohol are always going to be around, it's reality man. However, it can be avoided. I have friends that attend FSU and UF. When I visit, alcohol is breakfast/lunch/dinner. Places that serve pitchers at 25 cents and increase 1 quarter per hour until you black out. If this is what you don't like, do what I did. I went to a commuter school, the average undergraduate was 26. I was the youngest in the class, kind of made it hard to meet people since they all had lives (married, kids, etc). You had a few idiots, but for the most part these people were hard workers and were in fact seeking a real education (and it was not an aviation school). My degree is in business and political science so the day I lose my medical I have something to do or the day I apply to FedEx I at least made it through one filter. At 19, you have the time and the job will be there. I went to visit a professor where I got the A.S. in pilot 101 and he mentioned a student paying for the Gulfstream Academy because he was worried he was not going to get hired; are you kidding me?? Everyone is hiring. The professor looked at me and said he can't wait to retire.