> Originally I assumed that I went to this school because I couldn't read or 
> write. But now, looking back, it has gradually become clear to me that *I* 
> am not normal either. I do things that normal people don't do. There 
> clearly *is* something wrong with me. And I know it's incurable. I find 
> this extremely upsetting.

Nobody is normal, if they are they are probably pretty boring and nobody 
would be interested in them apart from equally normal and boring people :-)

Seriously, forget the bad parts from growing up, you certainly seem way more 
intelligent and willing to learn than your qualifications suggest.  You 
don't mention the fact that you have 3 GCSEs and no A-levels on your CV do 
you?  Because understandably most employers would just throw it in the bin. 
At your age it is perfectly acceptable not to mention that on your CV and 
just put your University course under "Education" with a few details of the 
subjects covered.

> Girls? In a computing course...?
>
> Which part of the world do *you* live in?? o_O

It seemed to be 20-25% female for Engineering and also Computer Science at 
my place.  But then apparently it had been going up like 5% every year...

> (Actually, in fairness, the full class was 80 people, and IIRC about 6 of 
> them were female. And 2 of them were my age. The other 4 were married with 
> children.

Oh, on my course nearly everyone was my age, or maybe a year older if they 
had done that "year in industry" thing before starting University.

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