<p>@Tropicalisland: You can find the AP credit policy here[/url</a>]. You get no credit for a 5 on chemistry, and 5's on humanities AP tests get you general elective credits. To quote [url="<a href="http://jessie.mitblogs.com%22%5DJessie%5B/url">http://jessie.mitblogs.com"]Jessie[/url</a>] from [url="<a href="http://matt.mitblogs.com/archives/2005/10/october_questio.html%22%5DMatt's">http://matt.mitblogs.com/archives/2005/10/october_questio.html"]Matt's</a> blog:
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No, General Elective credit doesn't count as HASS credit, or anything specific for that matter. However, to receive an MIT degree, you have to earn a certain number of credits beyond the GIRs, even if fulfilling your departmental requirements won't give you that many credits. To double major, there's a different certain number of credits. General Elective credit counts toward this, ensuring that you won't be forced to take classes for the sole purpose of needing extra credits to graduate.
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<p>As for the residential advising, I have no clue. Maybe a current student can help...</p>
<p>EDIT: I just realized your question was likely in regards to MIT's own placement exam, in which case, yes you can indeed pass out. I know I'll be trying for this. However, I've been told that you can count the number of people who pass out each year on one hand, and some years, you can count them on your ears. Best wishes to you in this effort.</p>