> but when it comes to me trying to solve these problems on my own, I don't know where to start. How do you expect to know where to start when you haven't been

> but when it comes to me trying to solve these problems on my own, I don't know where to start. How do you expect to know where to start when you haven't been taught anything yet? Your short resumé does not indicate that you have any background in Computer Science. That's not bad, it's just different.