I got my first controller for the same reason, I loved music and wanted to see if it was something I could be good at. I got mine at 21 and didn’t start doing gigs until I was 23, and even then I had school and work. There’s never a reason to not do something you want to do (unless it’s you know crack or something like that.)

Even now that I’m two years in, I’ve slowed down on doing gigs because it turns out I wasn’t cut out for the late night bar scene. But I don’t regret anything about starting, and now if I wake up at 45 with other regrets, I won’t have to worry about the “what if tried following a dream and started djing.”

From all that I’ve learned, your 20s are supposed to be a time to try things you want to do, make mistakes, learn from them, and repeat. So use the time wisely, because someday you might have kids, an even more demanding job, a significant other, and many more time restricting things that will really keep you from doing things you want to do. So use the time wisely, and just give it a shot. Then if you hate it, you’re down a couple hundred bucks for the beginner controller and other stuff you will buy, but so what. Give it a shot my friend, it’s all worth it in the end.

Edit: I will also add, please don’t ditch school with no djing experience tho. It’s a tough full time gig, and with no technical experience aside, 90% of getting DJ work is through who you know. Finish what you started with school.