I wrote a blog post not too long ago about my experience moving to a city with no job or apartment. I detail what my "unfair advantages" were and what the emotional impact was like. I think my experience would most likely to apply to young people from middle to upper middle class backgrounds.

The most surprising part to me was how little I got done with my side projects, especially considering all the free time I had. You get into a funk and you just really don't want to do anything. Small wins make you really happy, but the rest of your free time is spent in this kind of depressed funk.

Here's the link if you care to read it:

http://dalethoughts.com/2012/11/what-its-like-to-move-to-a-c...