I would recommend the Planning minor. I dont think many schools offer that minor, so if yours does thats a plus. Im in Planning right now but was just accepted to Architecture so I'm kind of going the opposite direction as you, but there is a ton of stuff from Planning that is relevant to Arch. Just keep in mind that Planning is more of an Art (in the sense of ie. faculty of arts) whereas Eng. is much more science/math oriented. Many of my engineering friends are brilliant with all their math and whatnot, but if they were to attempt any sort of arts course they would fail miserably (and have). It just depends on you; I was always told to pick a minor that you are interested in, and that you are liable to do well in. I started a minor in Fine Arts studio with my Planning major and very quickly turned that into a double-major in F.A. & Planning, because I was pulling 80's no problem in both.

I still think I would've become an environmental engineer if I could've done it all over again...

From experience I know many people with a background in engineering who have excelled tremendously in architecture - I think engineers have a profound understanding of the intricacies of complex architectural structures. I absolutely recommend you take advantage of this opportunity and strengthen your foundation in the physics and mathematics.

An architect should know a little bit of everything.

^ ^ Someone's been reading Frederick's "101 Things I Learned in Architecture School"...

try Vitruvious ben

LOL. I wouldn't trust a Roman book any more than I could throw said book.

They aren't exactly bastions of accuracy in any sense. Even then, I'm a little suspicious of what is one of the most important and famous collections of work suddenly disappearing for nearly 600 years. And of all places, it shows back up in France?! And for such an important work, it gets ignored for another 400-500 years.

Plus, Vitruvius liberally ripped off Varro. But the sentiment is right, architecture is only one of 9 liberal arts someone of gentry should know.

if you're interested in engineering, then no it is not a waste of time. the architect i work for does his own structural design, and many states allow architects to perform this service.