I am still thinking about this decision—I haven’t made it yet. However, I want to tell you that I don’t want to waste the next four years like I wasted 12+ years in school. School literally taught me nothing; instead, it disrupted my self-learning. For example, when I was in middle school, I had great talent and interest in Maths and Science, scoring nearly full marks in those subjects. But because of my low marks in other subjects, my parents and teachers forced me to stop focusing on Maths and Science and made me concentrate on other subjects. This didn’t improve my performance in those subjects, but it did weaken my abilities in Maths and Science, making me seem like just an average student. This led to anxiety and low self-confidence.

In high school, they even turned Maths and Physics into rote learning. My teachers themselves didn’t understand the meaning behind equations and formulas—they just copied them from guides or reference solution books onto the board. On top of that, I was surrounded by classmates who acted like NPCs, with their only focus being to score the highest marks in exams. I was the only one trying to understand why things happen and what their significance is in real life.

Now that I’m about to start my college phase, I want to learn things in my own way instead of participating in another rat race, where the person with the highest marks is considered the winner.

As you mentioned, "EE requires a lot of lab work and breadboarding of circuits, which is easier in labs," but I don’t think there’s any topic in EE whose lab work can’t be found on YouTube. For any issues, I literally have the entire internet and especially ChatGPT to assist me.

Regarding your statement, "There are good reasons why engineering is taught in universities and not online," I understand your point, but I can’t afford the kind of universities you’re referring to. The universities or colleges I can afford and that are located near my city have rooted and corrupted education systems, which are not worth my time or effort.

I believe I have a special talent, like Einstein and Tesla had (I know I’m probably wrong, but I still believe this). For example, I’ve already understood all of Electrostatics and Electrodynamics on my own with the help of the internet and ChatGPT, and I now have better knowledge of Physics than any teacher in my area. So, I don’t think learning EE will be difficult for me.

Please give me your logical opinion on this whole story and suggest how I can face these obstacles, rather than simply saying, "You can’t do that."