<p>AP units do not count against you at UCLA. They don’t do a whole lot for you, they might get you out of a language or constitution requirement or put you in a higher math class, but they don’t count for GE’s. The AP units will give you a higher class standing which gives you a better enrollment time (although if he gets Regents they might have priority registration), but since almost everyone who gets in to UCLA has a lot of APs, it isn’t that big of a boost. But they don’t count against you for maximum number of units. At UCLA they also have a thing called “expected cumulative progress”, which helps ensure that you get out “on time”, and the AP units you bring do not count towards that either. So even if you come in with hundreds of AP credits, you still can’t only take 12 units a quarter.</p>
<p>Oh, and I do know kids who got out of UCLA or Cal in 3 years, even with a semester abroad.</p>