If I was going to stop being a loser the first thing I had to do was go back to college. Not junior college but real college. It was a tad tricky. During the admission process I didn't mention going to junior college since my grades were awful. Instead I gave a story about working for a few years after high school to save money (even though I was close to penniless). My old ACT score was good enough to sneak into an average college. At 21, I was easily the oldest freshman on campus but it didn't matter to me one bit. I knew that I had to finally take things seriously and keep moving in a positive direction.
It goes without saying that I quit Electronics Boutique/Waldensoftware. I didn't blame them for the situation I was in, I made all my own decisions. To move on in life I had to start fresh, symbolically at least. I still worked a crappy retail job (night manager at a crappy bookstore) to get by. It was one of these places that was open until 10:00 PM so I could balance it with class time easily.