PMP

Did not try Whizlab or PMStudy or Rita's or any other software or practise tests. That was part of my backup plan if I were to fail.

-> Attempted PMP exam at 4 pm. Completed all questions in 3 hour, 10 minutes. The countdown is really confusing. Pay attention.
-> Spent rest of the time reviewing the marked questions. I have found that usually the first impression is the right impression, so there was very little revision (say 4-5 questions).
-> Passed the PMP exam with a very comfortable score.

Exam experience:
I did take the tutorial for 6 minutes.
Did brain dump for all processes (Table 3-45 from PMBOK)
First 3 questions were bouncers and I started in a depressed mood. But I marked them with my best guess and moved
ahead quickly. I found a lot of questions for which I had no clue, but "process of elimination" really helped. Many simple
questions straight from PMBOK, but you MUST know all the "finer points" of PMBOK to the granular level.
A lot of questions were situation based (what will you do in this scenario?... type) and I liked those because then
my chances of success were likely to be better. A few were extremely difficult and so I had to make a wild guess.
I did not memorize Input/output, but wished that memorizing T&T would have helped.

My suggestion & tips:
1. Think of the most idiot among your friends who has passed PMP. That will drive you to excel. You need to have that feeling "If that idiot can do it, so can I." At least, it worked for me.
2. You must -- I repeat, must -- know PMBOK cold. Rita's book is also useful and several questions were based on it.
3. Pay attention to Tools and Techniques. You can probably guess inputs and outputs, but not T&T.
4. Questions don't repeat from the mock tests available on internet or those available in simulation s/w,
however, practicing the questions gives you confidence. I might have practiced about 400 - 500 questions in total.
My score was slightly less than practise tests. I am not sure if more practice would have improved the score, but I don't care for that. A pass is a pass, whether 70% or 99%

How i feel now:
It's a good feeling to be finally a PMP. Another item off the check-list ;)
It is a lot of hard work and you do get a sense of accomplishment at the end.
I did learn a lot about project management, and would still be happy
Do I feel good? - Sure
Did I learn something new? - Definitely

Will it help me? - Well, I am not so sure about that.

All the best to all who are aspiring to become PMP. I tell you, it's not that difficult as it's made out to be.