What this author should really be saying is that AP testing is a scam. Unless there is an IB/honors equivalent, AP is the only option for most students to get a

What this author should really be saying is that AP testing is a scam. Unless there is an IB/honors equivalent, AP is the only option for most students to get a weighted grade for the class, and thus their only realistic option to get admitted to colleges. Students really have no other choice if they are college-bound.