Wow ! After being scared to death by the experiences of so many people at PMZILLA who failed at their first attempt : i went and wrote the exam on 20-Feb-2012. But after i saw the first 50 questions (which i completed in 35 minutes) - i was growing in confidence that i will pass very easily.

I completed the exam in 2 hrs and 20 minutes and didn't even feel like reviewing the exam questions once again. I was wanting to end the exam , the moment i answered the 200th question.

The congratulations screen appeared, following a proficient score in Execution , Planning and M&C ; Initiaion and closing i was Moderately proficient.

I had gone through the Rita book once (a few chapters twice) - and had grazed through PMBOK. (not all the chapters - i didn't touch the Integraiton management, Quality management, time management)

Then 1 week before the exam i started taking MOCK exams and was scoring like

1. Headfirst : 84%

2. Exam central : 78%

3. Oliver Lehman : 72%

4. RITA (25 questiosn) : average of 64-70 percent.

5. PM STUDY : 70%

Then tired of reading the reviews and the scare it created inside me : i decided to attack the problem. I was confident that the exam will not ask questions like what Rita asks in her book. (example : in this situation will you chose a green apple, green shaded apple , greener apple, greened apple etc...where all choices appeared very close).

On the exam i realized the options were very straightforward and the 'distance' between two options were significant - that you can easily eliminate the 'incorrect' answer.

So better luck everyone - dont read on the reviews and get drowned. if you feel confident of the process - GO FOR THE EXAM straight away.