<p>You have to do what you have to do, but I see you mentioned studying sociology. No jobs there without a degree. What I see here is someone who made the wrong college choice. Knowing who and what you are, you need (when you are ready to go back, if ever) to find a school that doesn't have the heavy core requirements. There are schools out there that let you structure your own major, and choose whatever electives you want. Perhaps there are schools that would let you do a lot of independent study. You can't make the school fit you - you have to find the school where you fit. You are still young - one of life's lessons is that sometimes you have to do what you don't want in order to get to do what you want. You can't make the rules. But you can find someplace that has rules that fit you better.</p>