Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-85.211.195.71-20150409132021

I've started a new character on my PS3, a mage (something I don't usually do as I'm always a warrior), and I want to enlist in the College as soon as possible and do a few quests there seeing that I'm just a newbie mage in Skyrim, so, naturally I'd go hone my powers there. However, the main quest inevitably has me becoming Archmage at the college but I don't want to be shoved into that position at such an early level. So, my question is:

How far should I go through the College's quests so that I've contributed to it as a student but not so far that the College is in peril and my career as Archmage is inevitable?

P.S.: Remember, this is a roleplaying setting so I'd like to end on a quest that my character would genuinely think it would be okay to leave behind and not forcefully walk away from, leaving the college in danger, so no ending on the second last quest! 