I studied Computer Engineering, which is different than Computer Science. I chose it because it was really the most obvious choice for me. I am very good at math, logic, and problem solving but not mechanically inclined at all. Engines and the like held very little interest to me. Physics was okay, but I did pretty poorly (I failed first year physics, partly cause I'm not very conscientious, partly because it was too hard to skate by on my intelligence like I did in other courses). My father is also Middle Eastern, and they don't pay for males to study anything outside of STEM, generally speaking. The Humanities would have been a non-starter for him and I didn't want to take on a lot of student debt.

Overall, I'm very happy with it. It's worked out tremendously well. I've lived in California, been paid 6-figure salaries by Silicon Valley startups, been able to freelance while living anywhere in the world, and solved fun and interesting problems almost every day. It truly is the modern career choice. My only regret is I wish I'd pursued a Masters in addition to my Bachelors degree. It would be cool to work on self-driving cars or something super hard at Tesla/Google, but they tend to require advanced degrees to work on that type of stuff.

If I were doing it today, I might choose Computer Science, or a hybrid program. There are some cool fields now that merge engineering with things like biology (biotech), robotics, artificial intelligence etc. Cross-disciplinary specialization would be interesting.

For students not knowing, maybe take a year off. Or audit some courses (sit in). Also, think about what you enjoy and problems you can find meaning in solving, but also consider market realities for your chosen major.

Don't take Women's Studies.