Now is the time to use your head and become what you want. Go to a college with AFROTC and take the recommended classes, grad as a 2nd louie and if lucky and a hard working student, a jet pilot, and engineer. If the foklks can not send you through, join the air force and go through OCS. There are ways to achieve your goals as long as you are a good student and know your stuff. Got to put the time in studdy now and through college to be someone the rest of your life, not a person looking back thinking I could have. Everything will work off math knowledge. If you are not good at math, work, work work, and get that way. I was a jock in high school and did not have to work at things. College first year was a nightmare as I did not have the math background. A frat wizz spent hours with me at night and pounded until the light came on. Ended up damn good, thanks to him. Started models in 1947, u control. Discovered girls 1949. Began pilot trainning and became a private pilot 1952, at 16 thanks to dad. Athletic scolarship to college in 54, went AFROTC. Quit in 56 to help my did in a business venture. Flew a 450 wasp powered "Howard" from California to Venezuelia, adventure in itself. After first stupid marriage, remairried a decent human. Got into RC as a hobby in 1968, and am still working on it in 2005 as a retired old man of 70. Willing to bet I can out fly you kiddo, but thats not the point. I have had a good life, a Piper, Cessna Skylane, flown Funks, Swifts, Howards, and one of the few in the US to fly a ME-109. Aircraft have been a lifelong love that I can take to the grave along with the good life made from hard work in the college years. Yea, went back and finished after several years in the US army, 101 airborne. I am not proud of being good at killing other humans, but, my country is here, I am here and my grandchildren are here, and my shop ceiling has 12 RC's ranging from Q-500's to Yak-54, Banshee, and gasser cap X. I have had to leave the hobby behind at times of my life, although it alwas is there waiting to give me the joy associated with kicking butt. Yea, the fires never go out if you work at it. You can have all of what life in the US can offer, but you must work at it now, and keep working at it until all of your goals are achieved. Then, you can have fun the rest of your life designing and being well paid to do what you love to do!
Best of luck, although there is little luck in becomming what you wnt to be, just short term work.