Question: I have a dropdown select like this:

```
<select>
<option>Select language</option>
<option value="en">english</option>
<option value="jp">japanese</option>
<option value="kr">korean</option>
</select>

```

using jQuery, when I refresh the page, I want the `option english` be selected. how can I do this?

Thanks
..

Answer: 
```
$(function() {  // document ready
 $('SELECT').val('en');  // set to the OPTION value
});

```
You just have to put : 

```
$('select').val('en');

```