I have just been accepted onto a degree in interior and spatial design because of my computer skills i have picked up making models for Freespace YEARS ago. I will be learning a new program. It is called Form Z and i cant wait to start the course in September. So the moral of this story is if someone says to you "get off that computer, stop messing around with that stupid 3D modeling program and get a job", just say to them "I am aiming to do this professorially, get out of my room i am studying", lol.
big thanks to all of you who were around a few years ago, the skills i learnt really did help. :-)