<p>A different issue, but have you considered aptitude testing or career counseling? I know some people who have had gotten great insight from this process - it seems to me reading your post that you recognize that you are drifting, but you are also reluctant to leave the “real world” for a college bubble. Some friends of mine have used johnson O’Connor with good results, but there are other places to get this type help - you might even be able to tap resources through Harvard Extension, I don’t know.
I wouldn’t hold up applying to college to go through some aptitude/career counseling, I would do it while you are in the app process.</p>