<p>At your age, you cannot possibly know what experiences will or will not really matter in your life. I think the same inconsequential today, as you look back on your life you’ll realize they were some of the most important decisions and experiences you’ve ever had. </p>
<p>School should definitely be your priority, and I wouldn’t try to tell you anything different. However you can’t discount the importance of social relationships and the social aspects of school that you can’t learn in the classroom.</p>
<p>I don’t know you, and I have no way of knowing what the best situation for you would be, but you do seem to have the mindset that you are above and beyond certain things, and that is not the case. I am many years older than the average college student, and before returning to school I would’ve thought there was little for me to gain from social interactions at school because of the age differences and my different life experiences. However only by actually being in school, in the classroom, and being in the environment, was I able to really see that I wasn’t beyond any of it. At different stages in life you’ll learn different things from different people and different experiences, but never think that you’re beyond learning from any of it.</p>