<p>At this point in your life, trying to make this decision is an exercise in futility. The job market changes, thus job demand and earnings potential change as well. For example, right now is a good time for women to major in Computer Science. There is more funding available, there is an increasing demand for CS graduates, and since this field is dominated by men, recruiters are actively seeking women. However, universities are also becoming increasingly successful at recruiting women into CS programs. Basically, right now CS majors have a good job outlook, can expect a reasonable middle class or middle-upper salary, and women in particular are in demand. But by the time you graduate college, this could all change. Over the next 4 years, CS could become a popular major and end up churning out more graduates (of both genders) than there are jobs. Once that starts happening, salary goes down and jobs are more competitive. Or more of these jobs could end up overseas. </p>
<p>I understand your thinking- I’m much, much older than you and am just getting started in college. My preferred area of study (linguistics) requires graduate school to find a career with any kind of decent salary and job security. Since I have a family to support, I decided to major in CS for my Bachelor’s and then go on to graduate school for linguistics (or double major if I find a good undergrad school that has both). This will allow me to start working in a fairly lucrative field between undergrad and grad school. Also, CS will complement a linguistics major. </p>
<p>Right now I suggest exploring different areas of science, technology, robotics, engineering and so on. Go to summer camps, workshops, after-school programs. Continue doing extra in writing as well, but use the next few years to explore topics that don’t interest you much. You may find that you have interests that you didn’t know about. </p>
<p>Then, when you are ready to apply to colleges, you can make a more informed decision based on what you have learned about yourself and your interests, and job outlooks at that time. Remember- lots of people change majors while in college. It’s fairly common. So there is no pressure for you to make a decision right now, and indeed, it would be unwise to do so.</p>