Yeah, if you are a boy and have natural talent, you aren’t screwed at all. TBH, most of getting in is how you do in the AUDITION. BUT since this isn’t a world you have lived in, I would do 2 things: 1) crawl into a cave and read everything, and I mean EVERYTHING in the MT major drums here on CC. EVERYTHING. 2) Hire MTCA or some similar coach with a good national reputation to TELL YOU IF YOU ARE COMPETITIVE. If they say you are, keep them on board and just do everything they say. Don’t even think about arguing with them. You are WAY behind the ball but if you get some really good, professional advice and have some real natural talent, you could end up somewhere good!! Keep in mind though that this field is not for the faint of heart so unless you’ve come to the realization that nothing else would make you happy (kinda hard to know if you haven’t done it since 3rd grade), consider doing something else and pursuing MT as more of a hobby.