<p>I believe we’ve gotten far off track here. The topic was not “Is an AP course equal to or better than it’s equivalent college course?” it was “Are AP classes and exams a scam?”</p>
<p>Even if AP classes don’t cover absolutely everything that there is to cover, it’s not a scam. It’s better than regular, it’s better than honors, and I’d even go so far as to say that it’s better than IB because the students have more flexibility in schedule and can finish what is often a 2-year course in IB in 1-year in AP.</p>
<p>As far as I’m concerned, AP classes will give you a better education and they have the potential to save you a lot of time and money. If you want to debate whether or not every AP class should be given college credit at every university and what credit each AP class should correspond to, you’d probably be better served by making another thread and discussing it there.</p>