<p>I was very concerned about the Course Audit too, but now that I have been through applications with one child and five to go, I have no concerns about having the official designation. The colleges are freely using the letters “AP”, and ask you to list the AP tests you have taken. </p>
<p>On the transcript, I have the course level beside the grade, and College Level is College Level - AP tests and SAT subjects are simply confirmations that the material was learned, which I conveniently list beside the grade and level. </p>
<p>My son has self studied and taken 10 APs so far, with another 5 planned for this May. We use Kaplan prep books, and I find the most highly ranked books for the course on Amazon through ListMania! and reviews. College Board makes actual teachers’ syllabi available in the AP Central portion. I searched MIT’s Open Course Ware and other colleges’ listings to find real syllabi too. I have another portion of the transcript where I list these books we use (by class) in the order of the grade page.</p>