It's normal to worry about that especially when you've had someone do that sort of thing to you before. No one is going to do that here and, if someone proves me wrong, you have a lot of support behind you.
Would you say the same thing about any of your friends? That there's nothing special about them? You don't need super powers or magic to be special.
The college will let you know for sure if there's a magical element to be aware of in designing and/or building it. There might be a work around for that or you could always find yourself a partner to handle the magic portion of things. There's always a solution, Ben, and you're a smart kid. This isn't going to hold you back.