Jordan,
I graduated college in 2008 with a degree in Economics and business. I didn't want an office job, so I caddied, then drove myself out to Old Macdonald, across the country, from NY (Thank you Tom Doak, Jim Urbina, Ken Nice!). If you want to find out what GCA is all about take Mike Young's offer, grab your backpack and head to Costa Rica ASAP!!
At Old Mac, I made $9.50/hour to handle a shovel and rake and pick up rocks and twigs during construction and never wasted one moment of my college education out there. I even stayed after my allotted 38 hours/week and worked for free, learning from the Renaissance crew...
Bill Coore told me one of his first jobs in "GCA" was chainsawing trees in a swamp, up to his waist in water...Long hours, time away from home, amazing settings for golf, crappy jobs sometimes leading to great opportunities...at least give it a try and you'll never regret it (you'll find out real quick if your cut out for it anyway, just ask yourself if your still having fun)
Good Luck and feel free to reach out anytime