Yes, same here. I think some kids (?parents) get super-focused on the competition/ numbers game, and miss the point (learning, ideally). The AP people also push those honor designations (like National AP scholar) though I don’t get the sense colleges pay any attention (I may be wrong on this). The kid I mentioned with the extreme number of APs, many self-studied, did not actually get into the college she wanted (though she is attending a perfectly good university). I just don’t think her plan helped in the long run, especially, as you note, many places don’t give much if any credit for APs anyway- though this obviously varies (we also know a couple kids who started at Cornell as sophomores because of AP and DE).
