<p>“So you can answer multiples choice and write a coherent essay. Does that make you “smart”?”</p>
<p>Considering that APs are probably very highly correlated with g - the general intelligence factor - scoring highly on APs probably does indicate you are smart.</p>
<p>“I also believe the AP Tests are a scam that a lot of kids are duped into doing because they feel they will get college credit…Yeah some people pass and get a reward at the end, but most (at least at the school I went to) did not.”</p>
<p>We are all equal and know equally as much and nobody should fail. That’s basically what you’re saying. The College Board makes no guarantee that you will pass, or even if you do, that you will get college credit. If you’re ignorant enough to think that is automatic, that’s your own issue.</p>