<p>rockvillemom - as I stated earlier - I think the title of the article and the various issues raised in the article are very far removed.</p>
<p>My son also scored 5’s on his AP exams, but because of his particular major and the fact that between AP and dual credit classes he had most of his Gen Ed classes fulfilled…scheduling was a bit of a problem. </p>
<p>gildo- I agree. We always approached AP/IB classes as college “prep” and only took advantage of the credits that made sense.</p>
<p>idad- agreed! We always viewed AP classes as college prep. Any placement credit taken would be taken in courses far removed from DS’s major.</p>