I think there are many smart people that have issues with akrasia. Being in an enviroment with other people who also work makes it much easier to just sit down and follow the course.

The fact that the deal with App Academy is that you only pay when you get a job also makes it in their interest that the logistics of the job search are settled.

For someone without a programming job the way to find work as a programmer might not seem straightforward even after completing a bunch of tutorials.

For this description the only reason I won't go to App Academy is that it's in the US. If I could just do this is a a European city I would likely pursue it because it's a path that's much more straightforward than my current one.