im almost 30 i went to college an then i joined the US army (in the army i was in a company of 300-400 ppl in a unit of 3500 in a brigade of 10,000 at an army base of 25,000+ ppl) an before i got there i had to go thru; high school college MEPS IET BCT AIT where thousands of other ppl also were also thats just what i did academic and career wise let alone recreation + community serivice + extra curricular wise