<p>^ Anyone who thinks HS AP courses are really “college level” is kidding herself. Most colleges don’t use AP test scores in college admissions, except as a factor in validating the applicant’s grade in the AP class. Most AP classes are pretty cut-and-dried, rote learning classes, geared towards generating high scores on the AP exam; they tend to “teach to the test.” Those classes just don’t exist at the nation’s top colleges and universities. That’s why AP scores are self-reported in college applications. If the adcoms took it seriously, they’d require official grade reports.</p>