ShiKage Wrote:That all depends on what you're looking to do in life.
For instance, let's say I want to work in the video game industry. Quite a large portion of video games are produced in Japan, so I would want to become a translator for a Japanese game company and do localizations for my own country. You can be paid quite a lot of money doing that and that's just one of the smaller things you can do if you're fluent in both or are a native in English (Usually, they want native English speakers more than people who've learned it).
I couldn't reply to your last thread on this topic since it was closed but: It's very hard to get a job as a translater (see ProZ). I tried looking for freelance work but it was like winning a lottery; there are thousands of bilinguals @ native level willing to do the work for half the money. Video game translations are often done by these hired guns (see the postings @link) so you're not going to make money. High-level positions like miltary liaisons and diplomatic attachés require the highest level of language proficiency and often demand an extensive resumé and past experience.
You have to keep in mind people in Germany or France or Japan speak English. Those people usually beat out the American translators when it comes to localization. You're most likely going to use second languages to communicate with partners abroad which means you have to consider what field you're going into after you finish college. The OP says CS so Chinese or Indian is appropriate.
Chances are you're likely not going to be able to communicate in any secondary language (I took six languages and can count to ten in four) so the easiest and the most interesting language is the best. You'll forget about it by senior year, I promise.