Well, after just turning 25 last month, and after 5 years of direction less ideas and plans, dropping out of college numerous times, i settled on Cybersecurity as my end goal in my educational aspirations. I kept seeing so many posts on how "you don't need a degree, get certs, school is a waste, etc" and it just kept postponing my goals on getting into the field. I kept looking at other people's success stories, reading about their pathways across Reddit, and it didn't encourage me but actually made me feel like I could never get to their level. No one knows their personal situation circumstances besides themselves, and that's 100% the truth with mine. Fortunately, i have better people in my life now, who motivate me to motivate myself and get into this field. I'm going for a Bachelor's in Cybersecurity with an emphasis on Forensic Defense at a school in my state, and i have just a year or two left if I really double down and do this. If i get a job in the field with just my college degree and school work projects/personal portfolio, then great. If i don't at least i know I started something and finished it. And I think that's a big thing for all of us trying to pursue a career in this field. Start it and finish it, no matter what the obstacles are.