No biggy Tmaxxracer32

. Luck is a relative term, and quite honestly I don't believe that luck has anything to do with our successes or failures in real life. you either do what you need to do, or you don't. The advice we are all trying to share with you is that you have to work hard if you want the success you hope for in the ME field or anything else you may want out of life.
At the start of this discussion your question was kind of wavering about having to learn math in order to get the level of satisfaction out of the ME field that you hope for. Math is what engineering is all about. So if you want to be an ME then math is your ticket to the big game

. The poor teachings of your instructor/professor is merely a roadblock that you have to find a way to overcome. Life is full of them. Working with your friend who was a former student of his may be just the ticket you need in order to work your way around this, but if not then you have to find another way. Going to school in another location may be the answer. You have a million options to deal with and no one is going to make this happen for you, now it is time for you to cowboy up and "Get-er-done" if you want to succeed

We wish you the best success that you are capable of

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