Today, I am so stressed out before the exam but overwhelmed with joy when I say the word "Congratulations......I could not even think the rest of the sentences on the screen!". On my first attempt, I only studied the PMBOK but did not really have a chance to take the PMP Exam Simulator. When I failed, I took the 4-hour exam simulators, reviewed the wrong answers, and really studied the correct answers. I read the PMPBOK cover to cover 5 times. I also read other resources like Crowe's book (that Orange one). Now, after working for 15 years in the project management field, I finally decided to take the PMP last Jan 2020, and now a CERTIFIED PMP. I'm so thrilled!
One huge factor that helped me pass is the exam simulator and reviewing the PMPBOK especially when my answers were wrong, I then go and review the readings.
Cheers,
Chris