Well, think what you want, but it’s not true. Many HS’s offer few AP courses, either for pedagogical reasons or economic reasons, and their kids get into top schools. No college is impressed by a student who self-studies AP’s; they’d prefer that you take the most rigorous course load wishing the context of your school. Additionally, even if your HS offers 30 AP’s, no college would expect you to take them all. Finally, the HS students here on CC are not a representative subject of college-bound HS students.