ps-- if you are not really motivated to go to college, you are going to suck at it & lose both money and education.
3 years traveling might be a bit much. tell them you want to travel for a year & then apply. (then you can get an extension until you are of legal age, ha hah, if you arent)
traveling can be hard! little money, working shit jobs-- all in fun but after a point you'll want to have some kind of life.
suggested reading:
work your way around the world. but your camera, if you're good, might make you more $$ that temp jobs.
have fun!