Expert: Sue Kayton - 9/24/2011

Question
I'm very confused about my future right now. I know that I want to write and help animals at the same time, so I'm considering making a career out of environmental journalism. To do so, what should I choose as my college major? English? Journalism? Biology? Conservation? Environmental Science? I am against dissection and animal experimentation, so I need to select a major that will allow me to opt out of all that. Also, where is the best place for me to study? I'm Indian, but I'd like to work abroad (preferably in the United States, but any developed nation would work) so in which country should I study for the greatest job prospects?

Answer
It's very hard to get a job in journalism since print media is shrinking instead of expanding.  Perhaps major in Communications or Environmental Studies.  You might want to start a blog, and perhaps might get job offers from the blog.  

You can legally work anywhere in the EU if you are Italian, but it's very difficult to get a work visa in the US.  Students from the EU who study in the US are not permitted to work here.

Good luck!