Just keep stepping toward your dream. I suspect once you get into your prereqs and find some like-minded people, you'll find the encouragement you're looking for.
this is a series of 6 videos on assessment (from youtube): 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgf8nvqotns 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucor4aie6e4 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wozzx5smy8 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?ytsession=90-minq...