I started my journey with pmprepcast in August. I needed to get my PMP for a new job. The longest portion of my adventure was getting my application together. I wanted to make sure I had documentation and references for all the project work I had done. Going through the PMPrepcast as well as CBT nuggets during October and November got my mind in the right state. Then at the end of December I went full bore into the simulator tests. I would go through a test, identify where I struggled and go back and review that area. I highly recommend the simulator. When I sat down to take the test itself at the testing center it felt like just doing one more from my practice tests. Made it much less stressful.