<p>Interesting POV. I am a strong believer of AP credits. I have pushed both of my teens to take as many as they could without impacting their other activities. For my DS, he is starting college with 18 gen ed crdits completed. This is allowing him to start a class in his major and he is very happy about that. He will still have plenty of classes with other freshman, so I don’t see an issue. Also, he will probably continue immediately into a graduate program, so he will have plenty of time enjoying school.</p>
<p>My DD is on pace to have more credits than my son which will be fine for the schools she is interested in. We review the AP credit policy of her top schools as we update her junior schedule. </p>
<p>Although credits are nice, the major benefit is that I feel my children will be prepared in college since the bulk of their classmates will have also gone through this AP curriculum and process. The worst thing IMO is to start college not on an equal playing field as your peers.</p>
<p>Overall this is each family decision. I just think with the way the current influence of AP test, it only works in your child’s benefit to have them be as prepared as possible.</p>