<p>“I am concerned that schools would interpret my actions as avoiding humanities courses rather than interest in science”</p>
<p>That’s EXACTLY how all colleges will interpret your actions, as everyone wants well rounded students! That’s true for HYPS, and it’s also true for MIT and Caltech.</p>
<p>For MIT, see: [MIT</a> Office of the Provost, Institutional Research](<a href=“MIT Institutional Research”>MIT Institutional Research)</p>
<p>C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.
Units Recommended<br>
English - 4
Mathematics - 4
Science -4 (Of these, units that must be lab)<br>
Foreign language - 2
Social studies - 2</p>
<p>For CALtech, see: <a href=“http://finance.caltech.edu/documents/9-cds2011_final_4_28_11.pdf[/url]”>http://finance.caltech.edu/documents/9-cds2011_final_4_28_11.pdf</a></p>
<p>C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.
Units Recommended<br>
English - 4
Mathematics - 4
Science -4 (Of these, units that must be lab)<br>
Foreign language - 3
Social studies - 3
History -1</p>