Hey there.
I have about three years experience playing D&D, but it was in person every time. I have DM-ed some simple one shots to teach people how to play but never a campaign. I have about 2 years prior to ever playing D&D doing text based role playing online.
I've always started at level 1, but know how to start at a set level. Its not my preference because its always better to "grow" with the character you make in my opinion, but I am very much desperate now. Its been almost 2 years since I've played with an actual group. My two characters I've played with in middle earth are a level 5 Druid Kajeet named Katarina and a Level 3 Barbarian/Level 1 Druid named Nora. I have also played a starwars campaign but it was brief and I lost my character sheet lol. All I remember was I was a togruta sith.
Small note - I'm in the military, and I'll be available most weekends however there will be times when I'm training. I have discord on my phone and computer. I am BRAND spanking new to roll20.
I know back stories are big to some DMs. I can make a back story to a character as detailed as you want, but if you plan to use any person or thing from my back story please ask me first! I've had someone (possible DM -it didn't work out) who liked to randomly play characters from their player's backstories (and even introduce half-siblings they decided to make) and that doesn't sit well with me.