<p>Mikalye, I’m blushing.</p>
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A 5 on any humanities AP exam will get you nine units of general elective credit, which doesn’t replace any course requirements, but is a nice cushion to have in case you want to drop a course at some point (an MIT degree requires 180 units of such credit for graduation). In addition, getting a 5 on one of the AP English tests will exempt you from taking the Freshman Essay Evaluation, and will allow you to start freshman year in any humanities course you like.</p>