<p>AP classes can vary quite a bit, even if everyone’s getting 5’s. You have the “learned the material adequate” part right up to the “the AP test was child’s play compared to the work I did in this class” range, and I’m guessing you were closer to the second end.</p>
<p>This is also important though, happilywallowing - AP classes can be poorly taught. It’s pitifully easy to get a 5 on many AP exams, but the classes can be hard, and surely good to prepare one for a rigorous university experience. But they can also be the bare minimum. The former case would be the case when you could say an advanced class is just an extension.</p>