My D earned the AP scholar award as a junior and has put it in the honors section of her App. There is no reason not to. I think it is a little unfair to call any of the APs fluff. Surely they are all rigorous. My D self-studied AP psych as she has genuine interest in it and was able to demonstrate that on the common app. I know that is also regarded as one of the “easier” APs, but if a student is genuinely interested in a subject, they should take it or self study it. It is still an Advanced Placement subject. If a student does well it shows he/she studied well, comprehended well, did the necessary work and was intelligent enough to handle the material. I don’t think it’s fair to say AP Physics is more important than AP Human Geography, just becasue the later isn’t as difficult a subject. If a student is interested, they should go for it.