Strength in math and statistics can also help one do better work in biological and social sciences than one would if one were weak in math and statistics.
For some other students, English is a high school course that they are unenthusiastic about. High school English courses are typically a bundle of writing / language skills and literature analysis. The writing / language skills are widely applicable across most fields, so they in particular should not be ignored, even if one is not a fan of literature analysis.