<p>hey im a college freshman who dreams of one day being able to live and work in Asia(probably china, Japan, or possibly even mongolia). What kind of careers would give me an opportunity to live in one of these countries and be financially successful. It seems almost all american expats majored in economics or something business related, would this be a fair generalization? I love anthropology, but it doesn't seem like the type of field of study that could let literally live in asia as opposed to just spending a year or two there doing research.</p>
<p>Anything you want to do is good. Try Anthropology with a language minor. You can teach English. Try speaking to some of your anthropology professors. They can give you better direction. I suggest sticking with the field you like. You have a greater chance of success at that and with a little imagination you might make decent money too.</p>
<p>thanks for the input! anyone else have any other comments?</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen, most people working in Asia have either majored in economics or engineering. People who majored in economics generally work for Asian companies or in the regional offices of investment banks like Goldman Sachs or J.P. Morgan. The people who majored in engineering, from what I’ve noticed, are petroleum engineers working in SE Asia in places such as Indonesia.</p>
<p>My friend majored in Economics and worked for Morgan Stanley in Singapore… There, he met people who started up their own private equity firm and he was sent to Mongolia ( Ulaan Baatar ) to help run ops there and find investors… So yeah, economics is one way to go!</p>
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<p>Also ive these countries are biased in favor of degree holders from large research universities(berkely, michigan, cornell etc.). i attend a small private top 20ish lac with students who are roughly of equal caliber with the previously mentioned universities. does attending a lac hurt my future job prospects in these countries. Im not too attached to my school and wouldnt have a problem transferring to a research university if it would help my job prospects. </p>
<p>anyone have any advice?</p>