Why must it be an either/or decision? Delve into Django while learning JS. That gives you practical abilities on both the client and server side, but there's a

Why must it be an either/or decision? Delve into Django while learning JS. That gives you practical abilities on both the client and server side, but there's a bigger benefit: these languages do a lot of things in very different ways, and the ability to approach problems from different angles will ultimately make you a better programmer, not just in these languages, but in others you come across. And there ARE others, but you're just in your first semester, and these things take time. Python and JavaScript aren't bad places to start. Once you get your feet under you, there's time to do more.