It depends what your strengths and interests are, but let me give some generic thoughts.
Most EA high-schoolers who like math/science should at least consider a CS degree (useful for AI safety research and job security in software development), or a math/econ double degree (useful for Econ PhD, policy, and big picture strategy research). I would recommend that a strong student apply to US universities, because they are far stronger than any outside US/UK/CH. But it’s a few months past the deadline for those (and UK universities too). If you’re confident you can lodge a strong application to US schools, but you didn’t do it this year, then you could take a gap year, and apply in 6 months. For people who dislike maths and are excited about policy or politics, another option is law, which in a US setting could follow an undergrad in some combo of polisci, philosophy, and econ.
It depends what your strengths and interests are, but let me give some generic thoughts.
Most EA high-schoolers who like math/science should at least consider a CS degree (useful for AI safety research and job security in software development), or a math/econ double degree (useful for Econ PhD, policy, and big picture strategy research). I would recommend that a strong student apply to US universities, because they are far stronger than any outside US/UK/CH. But it’s a few months past the deadline for those (and UK universities too). If you’re confident you can lodge a strong application to US schools, but you didn’t do it this year, then you could take a gap year, and apply in 6 months. For people who dislike maths and are excited about policy or politics, another option is law, which in a US setting could follow an undergrad in some combo of polisci, philosophy, and econ.
I’d be interested to hear what others think too!