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Question for current/recent students from USA universities, doing a pure science, engineering or comp sci course ...
My son is finishing freshman High School (in a 9 out of 10 K12 school rating place), and is being advised to do 3 years of language as best prep for a science or eng degree. He can't stand doing language, and would much rather do the minimum 2 years of French (in his case) and then use the 3rd year slot for 2 more science or programming or physics or electronics semester electives.
Any thoughts? What would you recommend? Go with the guidance and do 3 years French (suspecting it's a job preservation scheme), or stick with your hunches and use the slots to do something more interesting? And what would you think the universities would say?
My son is finishing freshman High School (in a 9 out of 10 K12 school rating place), and is being advised to do 3 years of language as best prep for a science or eng degree. He can't stand doing language, and would much rather do the minimum 2 years of French (in his case) and then use the 3rd year slot for 2 more science or programming or physics or electronics semester electives.
Any thoughts? What would you recommend? Go with the guidance and do 3 years French (suspecting it's a job preservation scheme), or stick with your hunches and use the slots to do something more interesting? And what would you think the universities would say?