Do you have Becker? If so (and you have the book from before 4/1/17), make sure to study the Appendix with all of the IT terms. They don't include it with the new study materials for some reason. However it won't prepare you entirely for IT, so memorizing each term probably won't guarantee you'll nail the IT section.
Once you start memorizing the answers to the MCQ questions in your review, it's probably time to make sure you actually understand how the answer was derived. I made my own notes from my book and wouldn't move to the next topic until I could actually explain to myself what the book was talking about. I think that's what really helped me overall.
The sims were not bad in my opinion – just time consuming, so make sure you keep an eye on the clock! I tried to allocate 1.5 hours for MCQ, 1.5 for sims, and 1 hour for WC, but it took me nearly 2 hours to complete the MCQ so I felt rushed by the time I ended up to the WC portion.
Also, utilize the 15 minute break they give you. I felt very defeated after the MCQ and first testlet of sims. The break was nice because (at least at my prometric) they let me go outside for fresh air and recharge for the rest of the exam.
Don't get discouraged during the exam if you see a topic you've never heard of – just hope it is going to be one of the 12 pretest questions they throw out and keep going.
I felt like there was no way I'd pass it halfway through but I kept at it, and somehow wound up with an 86.
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