How do I reach my goals?

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Okay, I am 22 and about finished with my quarter life crisis. I applied for a few local retail jobs. I want to work with computer and I want to go to college, I also want to save money to take a summer trip with some friends who are also interested in abroad culture and exotic beaches(one of my aspie obsessions is geography along with world history).

The issue is, I am not even enrolled in college and did not even start a job. I also lost 130 pounds in less than two years and continue working out to this day, I was skinny my entire life but ballooned after dropping out of hs, I don't consider a huge accomplishment since I have very athletic genetics, although I have a very strong work ethic and determination when I am interested in something. The issue is I am self taught in every subject, a horrid nyc suburb school district which did not know how to handle aspergers in the 1990s and placed me in crappy schools starting in 1999 when I was just 9. I held bitterness towards the district but I am learning to move on and live my life.

I have some questions, how do I get over being embarrassed about being 23(Ill be 23 this summer) when I enter college? I am a late bloomer with maturity it seems. I feel like I am starting to mature for college and how do you enroll in a computer science course when you have no knowledge on the subject other than basic computing skills?

weird! this could have been written by me. I'm 22 and I will be 23 this fall.. I also dropped out of high school. I've been to college but never stuck to it. Worked. Went on a nice trip. Now I want to go to school again. And I'm starting by getting certified in PC repair.

So that's what I'm doing now. If you look into the CompTIA A+ cert, it's basically about repairing, troubleshooting, maintaining, and building PCs. That counts as a few credits for most computer science degrees at least in my local community colleges.

I know what you mean about feeling too old, but honestly there are many people much older than us. Some of those kids that are 18/19 don't even know what they want to do yet. Either way, you shouldn't be worried. The first couple years of college is usually general education credits, so the majority in those classes will probably be freshmen, but it will be more diverse after that. If you really don't want to be around them, you could consider taking some of those courses online, but people in college keep to themselves way more than in high school anyway. You're there to learn and get you're degree and so is everyone else. No one really cares about how old anyone is. I doubt anyone would even notice your age unless you bring it up. You mostly just go to class, listen to the teacher, and take tests.

Do you have your GED? / Do you know where you want to go to school? Normally upon admission, the school will have you take some placement tests, in case you need any remedial math/english. Then, as far as not knowing much about computers, the classes are usually structured so that people with no prior knowledge will be able to learn it. There are no prerequisites. You'll probably have to take some sort of "intro to computers" classes that will prepare you for the more in depth courses. If computers is really your interest, then you should be able to pick it up just fine. If there is a specific area of computer science that appeals to you, feel free do do your own independent study about that.. Like networking or security, programming, etc.. It might lead into a specialized degree rather than general computer science.

Don't be embarrassed honestly. 23 is really not that old. I feel like it's the perfect age. Maybe I'm a late bloomer with maturity too, but I would feel better knowing that I'm going to college knowing that I'm ready for it rather than just going when everyone else is supposed to. That's why I stopped going the first time. Don't waste time and money on something you don't really want.