>known exactly what I wanted to do with my life since I was

>>18172143
>field I want to go into (cybersecurity/sysadmin) pretty much requires a degree

doesn't necessarily have to be in CS. I work in security with a psych degree. That said, it sounds like you have issues focusing so I'd address those. Maybe talk to a doctor or therapist?

>>18172143
Cybersecurity doesn't require a degree, and it isn't hard to get into an average university to study Cyber/Info security. Shit, I got an offer to study Info Sec and I didn't even really want to, I just applied for the heck of it with mediocre high school grades. Didn't take it but if I can get an offer then you can easily if you managed to get a full scholarship for it before.

What's difficult about learning it yourself if you have that passion in you already? You said you've worked on the skills and done projects, all you need to do now is look at a uni syllabus and copy it, learn everything they would learn from the same books and make an amazing portfolio that proves you actually have those skills.

As far as I have seen, most software related jobs don't actually require a degree, and even if they ask for one, they will test you anyway. There's always a way to get into a job though, you know those guys that stand with signs asking for jobs in public places? They are using unconventional ways of getting a job, you don't just have to do the sheeple way of applying online and then killing yourself when they don't respond. Go knock on some doors and do some self-pitching and show off your work and skills.

>>18172156
>doesn't necessarily have to be in CS
I know. But I don't actually have problems with the CS classes. Get As and Bs in those. They're just the only ones I pass.

>Maybe talk to a doctor or therapist?
I'm on antidepressants. Tried perscription adderall. Meet with a psychiatrist about once a month.

>>18172162
>make an amazing portfolio that proves you actually have those skills.
This is the part I don't have any idea what to do with. What kinds of projects should I be doing? How do I find people to work with? That and what do I do with my life while I'm building a portfolio and trying to find jobs? I still have to eat.

>>18172168
If you were really passionate about this then these are questions you should have googled a long time ago.

You know what you have to do, you just don't want to do it. Get a full-time job (or move back in with mom), go to school part time. Try harder in school. If you need help understanding things, find a tutor. If you just aren't doing your homework, do your homework

>>18172168
Dude, you said you already did projects on this. Well, you actually said you did projects about your 'passion' but you didn't specify what that was. Was it actually cybersecurity or something completely different?

If you passed your cybersecurity classes with A's and B's then why did you flunk Uni?

Be a bit more specific and clear with your actual situation or else you won't get useful advice.