should i even try electrical engineering?

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<p>about me . I'm 23, served 5+years in the navy( so far all in the electrical field), have adhd i'm trying to live with without medication, absolutely love science,learning everything about things I'm interested in, fixing/troubleshooting, and have never found a problem i couldn't push through with just my willpower.</p>

<p>I've worked 5+ years to get where i am all with the goal to become an electrical engineer . My dream is to go to mit after these last 3 years in the military because i love all the projects that come out of there and would love to one day do something to progress solar power/renewable energy(even visited mit). I'm here and all i have to do to start is get my associates over the next 3 years but should i even try? i was really bad at school,not because i wasnt smart , but because i was always distracted by trying to make money or other things i thought were important back then. honestly that isnt whats bothering me the most tho. I've overcome soo much in the last 5 years i know i'd do what i have to. what is truly bothering me is that i feel like I'm starting from scratch against people who have made school their life. i want to create things but is just willpower enough to make it through an engineering degree? will i always feel less intelligent than everyone else? With so many responsibilities under my belt is it a good idea to pursue a dream i am not 100% sure i have what it takes to succeed in(base knowledge i mean)</p>

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<p>You know for sure that you will never be an engineer unless you give it a try. yes you are a bit older than other students but it is not such a big deal. There are students of all ability levels in any university and you might find out that with your maturity and focus you will do better than those students whom you say “have made school their life”.</p>

<p>You will have to step back from the purely practical projects you have been doing up to now and concentrate on the base theoretical courses but you should definitely give it a try.</p>

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<p>Being 5-10 years behind the students who started right out of high school is really not that bad. Maybe half of the students in my graduating class were at least 3-4 years older. A substantial number were married and had children. </p>

<p>Engineering requires more dedication than talent (i.e. it’s not a field you have to be unusually smart in to succeed), so that isn’t an especially big problem.</p>

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<p>its ok! There are a lot of ppl at schools that stat late. Its fine. youll fit right in. </p>

<p>oh and btw, electrical engineering was the only class I have ever failed in college…so I found it SO difficult. </p>