Are AP classes a scam?

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<p>^ A few test-flexible colleges will now accept AP test scores in lieu of SAT or ACT. For example Bryn Mawr will accept 3 SAT Subject Tests and/or AP test scores in lieu of the ACT or SAT Reasoning Test if:

  1. one is in math or science
  2. one is in English, history, languages, arts, or social sciences
  3. the third is in any subject of the applicant’s choice.</p>

<p>NYU’s test-flexible requirements are similar.</p>

<p>I’m skeptical of test-flexible standards, though. It’s great for applicants who test well on subject-specific tests but don’t test as well on the SAT or ACT, but it seems to me its main effect will be to allow test-flexible schools to inflate their reported SAT/ACT medians. because only the applicants with strong SAT/ACT scores will submit those scores.</p>