<p>Next year is my last year in high school and I'm planning to go into chemical engineering. Currently, I have a decent schedule, but should I drop some humanities classes in favor of more math and science ones? I'm planning to take appsci/engineering, physics, and mvc next year. Also, I don't plan on doing much in humanities in college.</p>
<p>Engineering degree programs do require humanities and social studies breadth courses, and it is often helpful for engineers to understand the social and political environment that demands or opposes the things that engineers design.</p>
<p>Taking the highest level of math available to you is generally a good idea (although if more advanced than AP level, it is best if they are college courses for transfer credit purposes). At least high school chemistry and physics are needed as preparation for college chemistry and physics (advanced, AP, or college courses while in high school may be additionally helpful).</p>
<p>If you aren’t getting AP credit for the humanities classes that go towards college graduation requirements, drop them. Try some CAD, computer/programming, or engineering courses if your school offers them–they’ll give you some solid skills / something worthy on that resume early on as introductory college courses such as physics and math courses don’t really cut much slack. As an EE I don’t even take any CAD courses unfortunately :(</p>
<p>Be sure you know how to write well! That’s a skill that some engineers fail to develop. You learn pretty quickly that a lot of the job is communicating what you know to laypeople. You have to be able to write clearly!</p>
<p>@tangentline I’ve been actually wanting to learn programming and other skills, so I’m either learning from a friend or the internet.</p>