He has four courses that he enrolled in during his first semester in college. He decides to use his freedom to make the most of it. This is the first time in his life that he is able to make his own decisions, set his own rules and be the author of his own life. He is finally able to allow his hovering mother to allow him to stray so far for school.
He is certainly very naïve of the intentions of society. He is six hour away from home and his family. He is naïve and still wet behind the ears.