I'm a newb and I'm also looking into alt coins now (not to invest but to learn) too. Purely curiosity but since the coins like BTC and ETH are falling, isn't it a good time to buy them?
Rise or fall is part of life so no need to be worry about it just buy some coin right now and hold it all in your wallet I am sure it will be high soon, we can see old time when bitcoin was at top altcoins because it is mother of other altcoins and it is still the same, so no worries just buy some coin and let the price of it be high, losing hope is another name of lose so dont lose your hope just be patience.