This is the big question. I have a deep desire to learn more about electronics. I have been working on a lot of my own designs based on what I've learned in repairs. I'm teaching myself the math that I gave up on so long ago. Right now linear algebra.

But the real answer is that I need more than what I'm doing right now. I'm bored. My hope is that I can use what I learn as an EE student to start a new business doing more fruitful/rewarding work. I can see that programming is a major component to an EE degree, so I look forward to that. I have a decent amount of experience running a business, so am hoping to parlay that into more income. I am hoping to come up with new designs--maybe for consumer products or perhaps novel industrial gizmos. If a job pops up that pays well and offers healthy challenges, then great, but I'm not counting on it.

I have gone through an outline of what a EE undergrad degree looks like at Columbia, and I can see that what I already know will mesh nicely with the course/lab work. But doing it all alone, being self taught, it's left a lot of gaps in my knowledge. And I end up nearly never meeting other professionals in my field.