<prompt> Human: Hello Reddit users! Today I was approached by my Spanish teacher, she told me that there is a spot opening for a class trip to Europe, Im not all familiar with what will be happening on the trip, I believe it is to study European culture. I do know that the trip is about 15 days, and I think we will be traveling to different countries when in Europe. But the first problem is that it costs about 4,000 for the trip. I contacted my sister, telling her I needed a way to raise money, since she recently graduated college and is pretty level headed. She told me I should save use the 4,000 to look at colleges, and just wait to study abroad in college. However, I am looking to major in engineering, and Im not so sure about the study abroad programs for engineering majors. I am only in the 10th grade btw, I know that saving for college now is very important, but I just feel like this opportunity is huge! Im not sure how easy it is to study abroad in college in the first place. So my question is, what should I do?! Go on this trip now? OR Study abroad in college and use the money for college? Please help! Thank youTL;DR school will get me to Europe for 4,000, should I study abroad and put money towards college?  <response>: Just do study abroad or travel on your own later. You wont have any freedom in high school to do what you want and 4k for a 15 day trip is a lot. You could do it on your own for half of that.Edit: I did People to People in high school. While I appreciate what my parents were trying to do, it was an expensive trip where every second was planned and I had no freedom. I wish they had saved the money and given it to me in college or when I graduated and told me to use it to travel. And I majored in astrophysics and did study abroad. Go to a school that values it and your major wont have any affect as long as you plan well. 