<p>You really need to look specifically at your major in the course catalog which is available online. For instance an English major has only about 80 required credits as opposed to Product Design which has 120 (remember it is on the quarter system). So besides the GERs you will have much more room to explore if your are an English major than if you are in some sort of engineering field. While you are looking, check out how many credits and which requirements you will get from your APs or IBs. Not many at Stanford but some. This will give you more time also. Stanford does not require you to declare your major until after your second year so they encourage exploration. But the reality is that it depends on your major.<br>
By the way JHU has no core GE requirements. I found that quite amazing.</p>