Good post
I live in England so the qualifications might not mean anything to you.
I have 11 GCSE's (2 A's, 8 B's, 1 C)
I then went onto a 6th form college and did my A/S level where i got (2 A's and 1 B) continuing at this college i did my A levels and came out with straight B's in theatre, media studies and I.C.T
I then went to Roehampton University and am currently in my second year studying Internet & Multimedia, with combined business. Modules covered are Networks, Business functions, maths, project management, graphics, website design, c++/java to name a few.
I have been designing for around 2 years.