Reading the OP and then the responses, I just wanted to encourage you all...you are young, you have your lives ahead, full or promise, opportunities and hope. And, you ought to be dreaming and dreaming big!!
All things are possible...i got my first degree at 40 (yes...my first, I got my Masters 4 years ago and am waiting to hear if I have been accepted for my PHd....so exciting!!) I thought in my 20's I had my dream job, i was a midwife & loved it, but then in my late 30's I went down a different road and now i have THE best job. So, i suppose what I am saying is...it is never too late to follow your dreams, life is for living until we are called home. Life Long learning enriches. So I pray for you all
wherever you are at, that you will find your passion and God will then open the doors, give you the opportunity to have the life you seek. He knows the desires of your hearts and He loves you SO much. How could life be anything less than exciting? God Bless you. <><