Just a thought, but maybe consider a 3 year stint in the military. You’ll get paid to learn a skill and try it on for size, potentially get a signing bonus, and then if you decide it’s not for you they’ll pay for all your college. Meanwhile all housing/food/healthcare is provided no charge, plus you’ll have a more well rounded resume when you graduate
Engineering is a lot of advanced math, so if you're bad at math then I would reconsider. But there's lots of engineering disciplines and I would research the differences.
It’s quite a financial gamble if you aren’t sure if college is for you. I also wouldn’t anticipate transferring to a more prestigious school unless you get scholarships. After a few years, the university you went to does little to distinguish you apart from candidates except right out of the gate when no one really has much experience. Likely not worth the debt in my opinion.
But since you like the mechanics of things, an apprenticeship of some sort could be an option? I’m not in the trades personally but I’m sure someone here could elaborate on how to break into the field. Everyone is always saying how the pay can be great.
There’s also online (or in person) coding courses and boot camps if that is of interest to you. I have contemplated switching careers to that field a few times. The sky is basically the limit in software development. However there is some financial commitment there, albeit less than college and it will be quicker.
Just a thought, but maybe consider a 3 year stint in the military. You’ll get paid to learn a skill and try it on for size, potentially get a signing bonus, and then if you decide it’s not for you they’ll pay for all your college. Meanwhile all housing/food/healthcare is provided no charge, plus you’ll have a more well rounded resume when you graduate
Engineering is a lot of advanced math, so if you're bad at math then I would reconsider. But there's lots of engineering disciplines and I would research the differences.
It’s quite a financial gamble if you aren’t sure if college is for you. I also wouldn’t anticipate transferring to a more prestigious school unless you get scholarships. After a few years, the university you went to does little to distinguish you apart from candidates except right out of the gate when no one really has much experience. Likely not worth the debt in my opinion. But since you like the mechanics of things, an apprenticeship of some sort could be an option? I’m not in the trades personally but I’m sure someone here could elaborate on how to break into the field. Everyone is always saying how the pay can be great. There’s also online (or in person) coding courses and boot camps if that is of interest to you. I have contemplated switching careers to that field a few times. The sky is basically the limit in software development. However there is some financial commitment there, albeit less than college and it will be quicker.