<prompt> Human: Math major with a psychology minor. Have done 2-3 psychology independent studies and just found myself in a math major that Im not really good at. Curious to know if I should go to Japan and teach for the summer earning 3500 as a stipend or pay 2000 for an intro to programming course at my school while working at an amusement park? I have no programming skills. I have taken many statistic courses and Im pretty sure Im not going to be able to find a job. I have done seasonal work for teaching and working with students but m not interested in working with kids. This will be my last summer before being a senior undergrad.  <response>: There is legitimately no good of reason not to go to Japan. It is a great resume piece both for the cultural immersion and the job which shows future employers you can go out of your comfort zone AND it includes a stipend. On the other hand you could pay 2,000 for an intro to CS course which numerous universities now offer for free in an online forums schools like MIT. Giving 2,000 to someone to teach you something that has been specifically given away in a high quality fashion is just not smart. If you are a math major you can assuredly self teach an intro to CS course. Also, speaking as someone who studied internationally in college I cannot recommend it enough, your situation seems to good to pass up. So I recommend you dont. 