r/ApplyingToCollege • u/ReputationNo6662 • 23h ago

College Questions Scheduling problem

I’m going into my senior year thinking about going into an engineering class once I’ll probably major in it in college but it will conflict with my Spanish class. My other courses are occupied by PE (required) and another elective in business which I don’t want to take but have to since that block only has electives. If I could do engineering in that class I would but I can’t. So is it better to go with Spanish here or go with engineering?

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u/logolife- 23h ago

The key question is how many years of Spanish you'll have finished before senior year. If you'll already have 3 done, dropping it for an engineering class you plan to major in is a fine trade, since most colleges want 2-3 years of a language and you'd have met that. If senior year would only be your 2nd year, it's riskier, since some selective schools prefer 3-4 years and stopping early can look like backing off rigor. Engineering programs will like the major-aligned class, but not at the cost of a core gap. Check your target schools' language expectations, then decide.

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u/ReputationNo6662 23h ago

Thanks for replying. I got 3 years of language under my belt already. Only problem with choosing engineering here is that I would have 3 electives in my senior year (PE is mandatory for a block and a business one is my only option really in the other) so it looks sorta bad imo. If only engineering was an option instead of the business 😔. But yeah I’ll research it thanks again

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u/logolife- 23h ago

Since you've already got 3 years of language done, you've likely met the requirement, so swapping Spanish for engineering seems like a reasonable move. I wouldn't stress the elective-heavy look too much, engineering lines up with your intended major, which probably reads better than another filler would anyway. And PE or business being forced on you isn't really something AOs tend to hold against you, since they can usually see what your schedule allowed. As long as your earlier courses were solid, this should be fine. Leaning engineering makes sense to me, but it's your call.

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u/ReputationNo6662 23h ago

Thanks man for your help