Yes that’s a reasonable way to go too. A lot depends on the student and the program. Most of the athlete + engineering kids I know found scheduling logistics with the engineering requirements, esp. courses with labs, to be harder compared to BA kids. Those who came in without having to take chem and physics, or who had a head start on math, just had more flexibility. But I agree if something like writing is a challenge and that can be knocked out in HS that would take pressure off.