I know you'll excel in whatever you do, Jazzo! You can make it happen! You're an asset to your generation. And although I think you're an idependent thinker I'll say this anyway...study hard, but keep an open mind, don't ever let anybody think for you! And when it comes to career choice, don't be too practical, follow your heart. I let people talk me out of becoming a paleontologist because they "didn't make any money" back in the 70's)...Huh? What! Best-selling books about new dinosaur theories in the 80's, now a good fossil find brings in millions, they're all over Discovery and The Learning Channel, Jurassic Park, Raising the Mammoth, Neanderthal, etc., etc...so, most importantly, follow your heart.