^^agreed, but not a realistic substitute since some high schools still can’t/don’t even offer AP’s, and/or, might be primarily limited to seniors, so the scores are not available in time. Our local HS, for example, offers quite a few AP’s, but only the top students can take them as Junior, and then generally only ~2: APUSH/Euro, Science, or perhaps Stats. (Eng Lit and Calc is generally reserved for Seniors.)