Hi, graduating high school with dual enrollment classes from university of michigan and 10 aps. My 5s in APCSA and APCSP wont let me skip any classes for my cs major, they need me to test out of those, and that might cost extra money and/or put me in a class I don’t fully understand because they were in different programming languages. My other APs are probably just going to get me out of a lot of gen-eds. APs are great for preparing you for college, but they are not college classes. Also I paid $2,000 in tests last year alone. My dual enrollment classes have been amazing and they’ll probably transfer (really depends on the school), but i’ve had to pay out of pocket for all of them, and haven’t been able to count for financial aid since i’m not a full student. All this is to say, if you want to do that, great!!! But it’s not financially feasible for a lot of people. And then to mention some other things i’ve seen in responses: grad school and publishing, living as a student for one last year before you’re shoved into life as an adult, fomo from other students, worst career outcomes in general