Re: Balancing poker, social life, and career goals. (Long but pls rea
 

Don't dismiss opportunities to make friends in college. True, you may move somewhere else and have to start afresh, but you never know how strong those links will be (from the social, or even as longer term career contacts). Moreover, college is a good opportunity to learn to how make and maintain friendships. Finally you and your college friends now have the freedom to explore your personalities and adventure out. This won't be true later on - even though you may be a freelancing poker pro the people in you age group will have other commitements. You don't want to end up being a socially maladjusted poker (or whatever) geek down the road.
As other people have posted there is more to life than money.

Re: Balancing poker, social life, and career goals. (Long but pls rea
 

I understand what the OP is going through. I got out of college about a year ago, when I was in college I went out probably 4 nights a week, president of my fraternity, was constantly hanging out with 18yr old girls that just got out from under daddy's roof. Drank, partied, it was good times, you get the picture.
The point is that when you are around something like that for so long you get accustomed to it, and take it for granted. Right now your constantly around friends, have opportunities to go out anytime, so naturally you begin to take it for granted. I could ramble forever, but I'm not going to. You definitely need to give proper attention to your schoolwork, and goals you have, but you're going to be working for the rest of your life and you are in the most social environment you will ever be in right now, enjoy it.