Yep, and most students take the most AP classes their senior year when AP scores are not going to be available until long after admissions decisions have been made. My daughter will graduate with 8 AP classes, but 5 of those she is taking her senior year. Her AP scores aren’t going to be available until July or so, long after she has already been accepted and enrolled in her final choice.
Schools are interested in the fact that her senior schedule as 5 AP classes. And may look at her 1st semester grades. But her scores (or even whether she even takes the tests) are completely irrelevant.