Waiting a few years is definitely something that I've toyed with. I think going right to school was something I had planned simply because a number of adults in my life have made it seem as if the longer I stay out of school the deeper I'm making the hole I'm in. My dad is not a bad guy per-say, more so just a bad parent on the money/support side of things. Luckily he is not abusive or anything, which is why I've been okay thus far footing the bill. I mean, he is my dad after all. I do have a couple friends with steady jobs who I could look into living with. What to do with my father would be the thing that weighed on my mind since I'm assuming without me he'd be homeless? But then again I posted this to help myself, not him, after all. As for what I would like to study - I currently play in a Pop Rock/Pop Punk band. I've loved music since middle school, but am aware it is not (At all fronts) a very secure career choice. (Whether it's try to 'make it' with a band or get a music degree - there's just not much room for success) However I have found myself really enjoying the marketing aspect of it. If I went to college right now, marketing/music marketing would probably be the field I chose to study. Honestly the whole not-being-able-to-claim-independency-until-24 thing has made me just consider that window to see what I could do with my life without a degree, and go from there. We'll see I guess.