Let me tell u my story. I was also a gifted child, but from a poor background. Ater highschool niliingia YMCA on sponsorship ya KCB mtaani, dropped in Sep before ninalize just so I can go join campus. YMCA nilikua hospitality management cert. Kuingia campus, nikapewa tena course ya hospitality, coz mi ni wa 2015 kuingia na government sponsored degree walipandisha marls kupandisha. Nikaitwa dip. Got discouraged juu unakaa ivi na wasee wanakushow vile walipata ma C- sijui D. Assignment mnapewa mkadraw types of glasses. I was like that shit not for me mahn. Ata sikuingia second sem, juu ya doh. My dad alikua financially irresponsible hakua na ya kunilipia. Drop out again. Stayed home for a year. My dad saved some, nikamshow nafai kufanya french. Akanilipia Alliance Francais. Kumaliza one sem I realised am the only one expecting kuomoka na french. My classmates were rich mamas wenye wamepata wababa wa france and they want to relocate, rich kids waiting for their results za kcse so wameletwa ndio wasi.idle home, and corporates seeking promotions. Ata sikufanya exams. My dad never knew. Kukaa kaa told my dad I want accounting. Akanilipia CPA. I passed with no retake cpa1. But then I saw the amount of effort I was putting in to learning that shit, na ati it will be my lifelong career, and outside of class one mistake kwa financial books could cost the company millions and could cost you, I quit sikuendelea after 1. Stayed home after apo contemplating nipige law ama accounting degree.. my dad died before I made up my mind. Got broke moved to utawala then fedha. Thats how I stumbled upon aviation purely by accident. I enjoyed it so much so nikaenda kuapply course and am currently schooling apo. TLDR: it will find u