Eager to learn, not sure where to start.

Well, /prog/
Today i come to you with a simple question.
What language should i learn first?
I'm not so much interested in how programming works, and i don't want a language too basic.
It seems to me that C++ is the industry standard, and I've heard a lot of people telling me it's a good language.
My goal is to learn a language before college, and then pursue my bachelors in comp. sci.
I've also been looking at microsoft,and it seems i would enjoy programming for them.

Wow, /prog/ is semi-active right now. This is new.
>>9
It is not mean if it is true, why would you want to program and not know how it works, when knowledge of how programming works is the basis for programming?

If you wanted to learn how to program without the the syntax hangups while you learn,then I would suggest python.