I think its a great choice to wait until your done with college before getting a snake that size, You are doing the right thing by getting as much information as you can but you have to understand from the stand point of an adult looking in from the outside.. its easy to have compulsive feelings in wanting a certain animal *right now* but to be honest with you the reward is so much sweeter when you get an animal (or anything) when the time is right.. i wanted red eye tree frogs since i was a kid and now at 23 i finally got them.. I would love to some day have a giant snake but know with small children now is just not the time..