<p>I haven’t attended MIT/CMU/Stanford, but that’s the impression I get. If the cost is the same though, I think I’d rather be at one of those other 3.</p>
<p>That’s right, you don’t get credit for it automatically, but for some classes there will be a proficiency test offered very, very early in the semester. If you get a certain grade on the test, I believe you get the requirement taken care of but no campus hours or GPA hours.</p>
<p>Also keep in mind that even when classes say they have prerequisites, these are not actually enforced on the registration site, and often the prereqs aren’t needed… though if they are, it’s okay because you can just drop until a certain date.</p>