<p>My son’s experience with AP credit bears no resemblance to that article. He took 8 AP classes and scored 5’s on all exams. His university has a very easy to follow chart which outlines for each AP test with a 4 or 5 what class(es) you get credit for. So, he entered as a sophomore with 28 credits. The immediate benefit is that he was able to register for classes one day early - he picked with the sophomores rather than the freshman and he was able to skip freshman English and calculus. He will always be able to register for classes with the higher class and thus will have fewer issues getting the classes he wants the whole way through.</p>
<p>Now that he is in his 2nd year - he has more flexibility in his schedule due to the extra credits. He typically signs up for 5 classes - but if he doesn’t like one - he can drop it without worrying about falling behind in terms of credits needed to graduate. He also will have plenty of flexibility should he decide to study abroad for a semester or double major or graduate early. So, for him it was completely a worthwhile experience with no drawbacks whatsoever.</p>