<p>Absolutely. I totally agree with you. I know that a 1 is viewed less than positively by adcoms when compared to a National AP scholar. I just don’t think they carry the same weight at grades or SATs. A 5 on an AP won’t make up for a 1800 on the SAT at elite colleges, in my opinion, and conversely, I don’t think that a 3 on an AP would have a huge impact on a person with a 2400 (I know a kid like that).</p>
<p>Of course AP scores carry less impact than Subject Test and SAT/ACT scores, but let’s not say (as you did) that they have no effect on admission.</p>