“Just an FYI: STEM kid at our high school last year was told by college advisor that not having any AP english or history classes didn’t look great. And this kid, with 15something on SATs, ECs up the wazoo, National Merit etc… did not do as well as expected in the college applications game.”
I gave you a like because you used the word wazoo, however your general point is right, for STEM majors, you should take a couple of honors or AP non-stem courses, again thought as long as your hs offers them.