I think I've always wanted to be an engineer. Dunno when it started, but I can't remember ever wanting to be anything else.
Anyhow, I recently dropped out of engineering... Not a failed dream so much as a redesigned one. I slowly found out that I probably wouldn't do what I wanted to do as an engineer, and most engineers are neither nice nor interested in the field. $$$ for them.
Prosthetics and orthotics is much closer to the mark of what I want to do... Design things, work with your hands, often deal with unique problems. It's the things I liked about engineering, except you actually get to do them. Too much engineering is paper-pushing and dealing with management.
I hope I get in... The entrance exam is this Saturday.