Well, I'd like to take the JLPT N4 this December and actually pass. Not sure if I'll make i though. I just did the first practice reading and found it really hard =/. There's literally NO kanji to help you?! How does one read Japanese without kanji (or spaces) to figure out where words end and whatnot. And I don't study words using hiragana - I have to sound it out instead of just visually looking at it and recognizing the word. This is a pain.
Oh well I have a lot of work ahead of me.
I guess some people don't like kanji and so the hiragana is welcome but I've spent a lot of time on it so I find it helpful.