I would say that my resume is less impressive than most on here.
At age 17, I dropped out of HS and joined the U.S. Navy. I was quickly sent to the fleet as a boatswain mate, or deck ape as we were called. Basically they chip paint, and apply new paint, or handle lines and such, not the most glamorous job. I soon realized that this was not for me.
I started striking for an electronics tech rating while at sea as the ET guys always worked above deck in nice AC spaces. When I passed the ET seaman test, I was offered a shot at Navy electronics tech school if I signed up for 3 more years. Heck I would still only be 23 yrs old after that time so I signed up for 3 more years + time served, and off to Navy ET school I went. I went to basic electronics and radar school. Followed that up with a 1 yr school in meteorlogical equipment.
Did my 6 years and got out of the Navy. First job I landed was an assembler job at Allied Bendix. Two weeks after I started there, I got a job offer as a factory tech at Cubic Comm Inc. I jumped on the offer and I worked there for 6 more years. While there I was moved from the factory to engineering where I soaked the brains of all the engineers (Not like night of living dead).
After 6 years there I landed an Eng tech job at a place called Qualcomm. I worked there for 10 years, while there I was promoted to engineer even though I did not hold a degree.
I loved working there but after awhile I noticed my shortcomings compared to engineers with degrees, as they always seemed much smarter to me.
After reaching the age of 45 I decided to go out and get a degree although in pre-med, as I felt I seen enough of circuits. 2 and 1/2 years later I am still working on it.
If I bomb the Med school entrance exam I will probably use my electronics background and go into bio engineering.
I have only met a few college students my age so going to school now is kinda strange for me...