[jfaucett]

My advice would be to study anything in the sciences, computer science, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, etc. With these majors you can almost always find a good paying job anywhere in the world. I studied foreign languages and literatures, and the road has been a lot rougher I think than if I had just majored in computer science ( I'm a software developer). At the time I wanted to major in something that was outside my experience and would be completely new for me, since I had always been programming and had been working in software development since I was 16. Personally, I loved my major, and felt it really expanded my horizons, I delved deep into languages (German,English) that I use daily now, and the linguistics / semiotics knowledge has been applicable in my daily work. But at the end of the day, I could never hope to get a job with my major and got a job as a software developer at a lower salary than if I had majored in computer science. So my advice to my litte brothers now is always - study a science.