By the age of 7 I had many of the concepts of structural design and integrity fluid in my mind. By the age of 8, I was said by my psychologists to have a HS sophomore level in logic and mathematics, and I was learning electronic circuitry and soldering. By 10, I was learning digital electronics and computer software and OS configurations, and built my first computer before leaving elementary school.
I'm NOT saying this to brag or be obnoxious. I'm saying it because I was failing some of my courses at the time with teachers saying I wasn't going to amount to anything in life. I also have ADD, if that even means anything any more.
The same holds true in College. I scored within the MIT average in mathematics on the SAT, yet struggled to manage a 3.0 in HS. I'm watching as people I knew moved away to Purdue, Rose-Hulman, and Harvard on glorious scholarships because of their valedictorian and academic honors statuses. I'm at a small local school, though I preferred this, without a cent of scholarship and almost had to drop due to financial issues, despite working summers and during school. While this was one of my most rough semesters in college, my GPA was down to 2.8 (slightly higher for cumulative), and now I'm hearing employers in professional trades don't even look at people below 3.0? I can get it there, but some of the most talented and respectable people I know would be having similar difficulties.
Is this how it's going to be from here on? I know employers look at other aspects, but I'm sick of all the opportunities I've missed by being 'just not good enough'. And I know I 'shouldn't be comparing myself to other people', but employers will. Employers compare everyone directly alongside everyone else. What can I do prove myself, get my name out there? I'm wanting to work in green architecture, aerospace engineering, acoustical engineering, computer animation, computer engineering, or whatever else, but I'm worried I'll come off as sub-par on one of the most eye-catching stats to show up on a resume.
I'm NOT saying this to brag or be obnoxious. I'm saying it because I was failing some of my courses at the time with teachers saying I wasn't going to amount to anything in life. I also have ADD, if that even means anything any more.
The same holds true in College. I scored within the MIT average in mathematics on the SAT, yet struggled to manage a 3.0 in HS. I'm watching as people I knew moved away to Purdue, Rose-Hulman, and Harvard on glorious scholarships because of their valedictorian and academic honors statuses. I'm at a small local school, though I preferred this, without a cent of scholarship and almost had to drop due to financial issues, despite working summers and during school. While this was one of my most rough semesters in college, my GPA was down to 2.8 (slightly higher for cumulative), and now I'm hearing employers in professional trades don't even look at people below 3.0? I can get it there, but some of the most talented and respectable people I know would be having similar difficulties.
Is this how it's going to be from here on? I know employers look at other aspects, but I'm sick of all the opportunities I've missed by being 'just not good enough'. And I know I 'shouldn't be comparing myself to other people', but employers will. Employers compare everyone directly alongside everyone else. What can I do prove myself, get my name out there? I'm wanting to work in green architecture, aerospace engineering, acoustical engineering, computer animation, computer engineering, or whatever else, but I'm worried I'll come off as sub-par on one of the most eye-catching stats to show up on a resume.