results.

My performance on the practice test was satisfactory. Obviously, there's always room for improvement, and my focus should mainly be on getting through the passages quickly and easily, while also retaining comprehension. With a lot of these tests, I have the tendency to have to go back to the passage often, and even with the tools I learned for reading passages in APLAC, I still have some difficulties with comprehending what it is that I'm reading. The difficulty I have depends on what I'm reading. With things that are far more abstract and not quite to the point, it's hard for me to garner a complete and full understanding ---- like the poem in the last section. I ended up making educated guesses for the majority of the questions related to it. With the other passages ---- even though I groaned when I saw Dickens at the top of the page ---- I didn't have this problem.

Much of my difficulty now is ---- I think ---- transitioning back into an AP environment, after having subdued myself and my skills during the summer. Once I get more of that much-needed practice in, I'm sure that it will come more easily to me, as it would with just about anyone who is moving from summer into the classroom. I just need to lose the tan, and regain the knowledge that's leaked out of my ears over our vacation.

Other than that, I seem to lack any other glaring weaknesses in regards to AP testing. I know that last year I ran out of time on APLAC's multiple choice section, which was fine as my essay score carried me through the rest of the way ---- and I passed, with credit. My focus will instead remain on comprehension, and comprehending more abstract ideas. Something that I think most, if not the rest of us, need to focus on.