I live in a college town and it's booming, however undergrad students are brutal on apartments.

Electrical Engineering undergrad and MBA graduate work.

Of course I wish I knew about discounted paper back when I graduated from undergrad ('99) or grad school ('02), but of course had I been a paper investor from day 1, the grass might have looked greener and I might have invested in stocks or real estate after having bought paper.The bottom line is: you ought to invest in (a) what you understand and (b) what you enjoy.My next investments outside of paper are going to be laundromats & self-serve car washes.

I was on the Deans List and finished my undergrad degree with a double major, finance and accounting and a minor in economics, all just over three years.

That's not even the same class as a fresh undergrad with 3.3 in political science, who despite being a liberal IN NEW YORK getting a degree IN POLITICAL SCIENCE did not, as you suggest, make a single political connection.

I am a quick learner and I finished my undergrad in only 2.5 years.

Having spent some time working on a particle accelerator during my undergrad years, I know these are extremely complex and finicky beasts.

graduated my undergrad in 2.5 years instead of doing summer internships etc.

If you're going the heavy finance route, it doesn't matter as much what you do in undergrad, but you'll probably need an MBA or masters in Finance or Economics to get into a major investing firm that specializes in real estate.

I graduated undergrad from MTSU :) I love it there still and try to go back whenever I can.