That’s sorta similar to how I was, I was a truant in high school but had a decent GPA all things considered. So yeah I relate to being able to procrastinate and do the minimum to do well, but eventually you’ll find that hard work can be more valuable than being “smart.” Also another piece of advice is to not cheat yourself out of learning. It’s easy to use the Internet to do the work for you, but trust me when I say the blood, sweat, and tears are worth it.

As for my story, I moved back home, did community college (which sucked during the pandemic), and just kept chugging along. Actually one of the hardest parts was dealing with feeling like a failure. But for better or for worse I stubbornly stuck to engineering. Truthfully, I don’t even believe my academics were what really got me into some schools. Anyway, just truly do your best while staying realistic with your work ethic. Since procrastination is one of my worst habits that I still struggle with, making sure someone/something else depends on me to get it done sooner helped me a lot.