Payson AddedThursday, December 26, 2013 at 9:22 AM Special Career Tech Center at my School Hi, I'm currently a freshmen in high school and I'm interested in robotics; I want to become a mechanical engineer. I am debating two different education tracks and m curious which would look better on a college application. My school offers students the opportunity to go to the Career Technology Center (CTC). They offer many courses such as engineering and architecture. If I choose to go to CTC I would be in the engineering program for two years and end with a certification in the CAD software. My other option is to stay at my school and take a wider variety of math and science classes. What would you recommend I do? Related to Preparation for College Reset Sort By Default EngineerGirl Team , Answered Thursday, December 26, 2013 at 9:22 AM Dear Payson, Not being familiar with the specific technology center offered by your school makes this a difficult question to answer. Ultimately, I think the answer is that you could probably do either. If you stay at your current school and take a variety of math and science courses, also try to get some exposure to engineering through summer programs or even a robotics team. You could always start one if it does not currently exist! But really, if you have a great foundation in math and science you can go anywhere, even if you haven't had any hands-on engineering experience in high school. On the other hand, the CTC may really be a great experience. I would try to talk to as many of the teachers and students as you can. Find out from the teachers what the majority of the alumni from the engineering program are doing. Did any of them go to college for engineering afterward? If so you may be able to contact them and ask about their impressions of the program and whether it helped them or not. If the program does not offer a strong math and science foundation, then you may want to look elsewhere.