Absurd Question....

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Brief update:

I am now hoping to enroll onto the course entitled, "Higher National Certificate in Computing and Systems Development"; it begins in September and will last for a year. Although I meet the entry requirements, I fear that my poor writing ability will inhibit me from being successful with my UCAS application. Whilst I have plenty of time to prepare (the deadline isn't until January), I am completely befuddled by the personal statement section of the form. It's difficult to impress the assessors when I have been doing nothing for the past several years.

Over the past 24 hours, I have undertaken six online psychometric tests. My scores were as follows:

Numerical reasoning - 17/27 (lower than the average graduate)
Logical reasoning - 23/27 (higher than the average graduate)
Non-verbal reasoning - 12/20 (lower than the average graduate)
Verbal reasoning - 17/32 (lower than the average graduate, which isn't surprising as my reading comprehension has always been poor)
Computer programming - 22/26 (higher than the average graduate)
Verbal - 30/39 (the same as an average graduate)

After reading that those with HFA could thrive in programming roles, I made an enquiry to a local training provider about a course they are currently offering, which is named, "Certified Java Institute". This evening, the company's managing director kindly called to offer me a 24 hour trial of the course. I have looked briefly at what the course entails and to say I am overwhelmed would be a gross understatement.

Has anyone on here studied java? If so, how difficult was it to learn?

...Incidentally, the learning provider only offer Java courses; at this juncture C++ is unavailable.