Ummm... "get back on track"? What track do you want to get back onto ? You say you did C# and C. Now you want MVC, HTML, CSS. First of all, do you know what position are you targeting? Or what particular type of project? You must first determine what is it that you want. In the "real programming world", C programming is nothing like college, trust me. But if you were any good at it, you must have some solid knowledge about data structures. First go with that and study some more. Add some algorithms and design patterns to your study list, and you're good to start pretty much anywhere a little above the beginner level. Moving on... C#... this is a rather generic language. Did you do desktop or web applications? Did you like it ? After answering this, you can choose a path to follow. There are a lot of books out there, some good, some better, some garbage. This is not that important, anyone can read a book, but what matters is what you can do after reading that book. Practice, practice, practice! As someone else replied, if you're satisfied with the results of your studies (small projects and homework), you could make yourself an online portfolio. Probably it will not matter much, but you will be doing something which you can show if necessary. Also, you can get some self esteem from this too. And most importantly, when applying for a job, be flexible, ask about personal improvement, be open to negotiation (regarding not only salary, but also position and projects). Be aware of what you know, be honest, and most importantly, be open. And get ready to relive the student years, because you will most likely have to learn a lot of stuff after you get a job.