not entirely true, sometimes life happens and you might not have a choice. if you are not working right now, itd be good to get a part time job at the least, and make them remember you, cause if life happens to take a wrong turn for some reason down the road, you will have a better chance of having something to fall back on till you get back on your feet. but always shoot for the stars in the direction you want to go. thats how people succeed big time. you seem to have a way with words for being 18. use that, but dont get too cocky with it. youre in a better position than most cause you have some sort of intelligence.