Chapter 7 wasn't overly difficult as I've had some time to go through it and really dig into the material. It also helps having protools on my home computer so I can pull it up from time to time and mess with the settings. It helps when you get truly familiar with something by going through trial and error. The information really seems to set in with me better that way.
I've been out of the studio for a few weeks as my mentor had gone on vacation for the holidays, and there were also some personal issues that I felt were too important to ignore, so I'm now in the process of getting placed in a new studio with a new mentor. Looking forward to seeing how this next set goes.