If I had to pick one word to describe my AP English exam experience, it would be disappointment. I especially feel disappointed in myself for doing poorly on the essay section because looking back at it now, I had a lot of good points to talk about. Instead, I blanked and wrote about the first things that came to my mind. The multiple choice section was okay, although the passages were a bit bizarre. I feel like I did fairly well on the multiple choice section of the exam.
To better prepare for the exam, I wish I had written more timed essays as practice, especially the third essay. I ran out of time and had to hurry though the third essay instead of organizing my thoughts.
I definitely did well on the first essay, which I spent the most time writing. It was well organized and had good structure.
My only complaint is that the author's purpose for the second essay wasn't clear. Was it to prepare the audience for the upcoming criticism or to criticize the press? It was unclear from the way that the prompt was worded.
