<p>Although I am an incoming freshman as well, I too would suggest that you exempt out of the class. Whenever I have talked about first year writing classes with students (from Pitt, UVA, etc.), they have all said that they really disliked the course. I’m sure that if you got a 5 on the exam, you are proficient enough that you don’t need to take the class. You’ll pick up better writing skills by doing work in more advanced classes, most likely.</p>