I was about to write basically the exact same comment. I am a product of several AP classes, followed by an education at a top 10 engineering school. All of m

I was about to write basically the exact same comment. I am a product of several AP classes, followed by an education at a top 10 engineering school. All of my AP classes allowed me to save thousands of dollars in tuition by graduating early, and left me very well prepared for my college courses. Of course not all programs are created or implemented at an equal level, but the author's single experience and unreferenced conjectures present poor arguments.