Programming for this Summer

So I am a highly motivated freshman (Top 1.5% of my class) studying finance who so far has been dinged by random companies that had openings I could apply to (albeit not in the I-banking realm)

I have been learning excel and have become proficient (Sumif, Pivot Tables, Vlookup etc.). Although I have no current plans to take programming or learn coding in college, I was exploring a possible certificate at NYU for this summer in a language.

As somebody who hopes to gain an Ibanking internship for next summer, 1) is this a good use of my time and $? 2)If so, which language is best to familiarize myself with?

If you think this is a waste of time, what is a better use of my summer?

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