Lately I've proven myself over and over that I can raise the bar and achieve anything I set my mind to...but to go to university and become a geriatric RN?

Here's the thing. I'm afraid of going into nursing because I'm afraid of failing and "not being good enough". The word "University" scares me, because to me at least, you need to be really smart to be able to attend a university. What if I get rejected when I apply? And to be a nurse...wow...that takes a LOT of book smarts AND experience AND time...the JC was four years of the toughest nursing regiment you could ever imagine....the online nursing bio of what goes into that course was beyond intimidating.

Thinking about it, I know myself very well, and I know that I thrive when I follow my passions, and I am extremely passionate about helping the elderly and I fell in love with everything geriatric care with my experiences in working in geriatric care and growing up gravitating towards the elderly from my grandparents, great grandparents, and volunteering at senior living facilities. I want to do something bigger than myself that will also support me and my parents financially, and I'd really like to become a geriatric nurse. I feel now that I am moving I will have the time to dedicate going to a university (which is only two hours away!), and if I need to I can work on a student loan, but am I smart enough to go through the training, or even be accepted into a university if my grades are only average? I feel torn between hopeless and hopeful.