It's been a long, long time for me and at this point I wouldn't be surprised if I'm still trying to get there by this time next year. The only reason I can see a bit of growth is by closely scrutinizing past pictures. I'm quite tall, but still I don't understand why it's taking me so long to get to APL. So after about a year of trying (and not noticing much growth) I had a setback about 9 months ago and cut my hair to just above the shoulders. Now it's just below the shoulders and stuck again. Buns, wigs, braids, nothing seems to make a diff. So anyway, sorry to hijack your thread but I get so mad (mostly jealous) when I see so many folks say they made APL in 6 months.