<p>That could have been a correlation. Higher AP scores could have just been an indicator of students that were more successful academically and extracurricularly and thus were accepted into better colleges for those reasons. </p>
<p>But I still agree; APs seem to hold some weight. Although I’ve seen many CCers claim APs have little significance in terms of college applications, the Common App and many supplements have a combined total of at least 10-15 spaces for self-reporting SAT 2s and APs, which would allow you to show academic rigor. Plus, there are AP awards like the State Scholar that only a few people get. That also has to be worth something to adcoms.</p>