<p>I am a high school senior, I took Spanish at my school freshman and sophomore year and then stopped when i met the graduation requirements. I am hoping to learn German in college (My high school doesn't offer German), maybe minor in it and eventually study abroad. How feasible is this? I plan on being an engineering major, so I'm gonna be busy.</p>
<p>It is pretty challenging to minor in something else for engineering majors. Engineering already has a reputation as the “major most likely to take more than 4 years to complete”. Also… I get the impression that you have never even taken a German class. So you might not like it as much as you expect to. Here are a couple of suggestions:</p>
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<li><p>Can you squeeze a community college or extension class at a local university in this summer to give it a try? That would give you a taste for the language, and also possibly credits to transfer to your 4 year college.</p></li>
<li><p>You should ask this question at the colleges you are considering attending. Identify the graduation requirements for engineering and minoring in German, and see if it is feasible to do both. There may be limitations in the number of credits in a major or minor that can be transferred from abroad, so also look at that (esp. if you bring in your German 101 from elsewhere).</p></li>
<li><p>A college that offers a study abroad semester in Germany that is engineering is your best bet if you want to graduate on time. So… check in with the study abroad office at all colleges where you are applying for their own or partner programs.</p></li>
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<p>Very feasible. You need to build up your German so when you go abroad (I am assuming to Germany) that you will be able to be fluent by the time you get home. You might even want to study abroad for a full year if you can do it (the more the better). You might have to graduate a semester later but it’s worth putting on your resume in the end.</p>
<p>Honestly, I think this is feasible, but you do need to be careful. Extending your college beyond 4 years (very likely with an engineering major) is an expensive proposition (can you tell I am a parent posting here? 
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<p>If it does seem like it means risking your graduation date, you might consider a summer or January term instead.</p>
<p>Also… seems silly, but make sure the college you are going to offers German, and if I were you I would verify that they intend to continue offering it in the future. I read an article the other day about how a LOT of colleges are dropping languages due to tough budget times, and it wasn’t just obscure ones.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies! intparent, yes i know it will be rough to balance that with an engineering major, thankfully though, i should have about 30 AP credits coming in assuming I do as well as expected on this years’ ap tests, so hopefully that won’t be a problem 
and perhaps i could take a summer course at a community college over summer, a community college actually just opened up about 15 minutes away so thats very feasible and lol, yes, the college i will most likely attend (UM-Twin Cities) not only offers German but has one of the top 25 programs in the country. btw, do you know whether it makes a difference if i wanted to study abroad in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland or some other German speaking country? To be honest, I would prefer Austria over all.</p>
<p>^ just to be clear and not sound like a loser, I didn’t take 30 AP tests, I meant at Minnesota, the tests I did take should translate to about 30 hours, haha</p>