Take time away from college - without quitting - so that you can step back from the experience you've just had and put it in perspective. The thing that is mis

Take time away from college - without quitting - so that you can step back from the experience you've just had and put it in perspective. The thing that is missing (which I also had trouble with in college) is the particular motivation that will drive your career and coursework in _any_ direction. Some people have the good fortune to know something - even a little - about what they're doing almost from day one. But if you can't find it, or can't declare it out loud, all your decisions get filled with doubts; it becomes easier to drift as long as possible, because you're just waiting for something to happen. Coming up with a long-term personal project - something really exploratory that uses your skills, tries to make money, or otherwise serves to direct your work life - is probably the best way; take time away to get it started. Then you can return to school and continue with it as studies permit.