<p>As a student whose high school doesn’t offer AP classes, I found it beneficial to opt for a CLEP test rather than an AP one because I could immediately pursue more advanced courses at local colleges. I can’t compare the two as I’ve never glanced at AP material, but I think the CLEP is often maligned because someone needs to score only a 50/80 to pass and receive credit, and not necessarily because the ceilings of the tests are incredibly low. Fortunately, though, an individual’s exact scores remain on file for (I believe) two decades, so I suppose a college’s impression would hinge more on the numbers rather than the label of the test itself.</p>