All, 

First try, 2 P (Initiating & Executing) 2 MP (Monitoring & Control and Planning) and 1 BP (Closing). 

Time spent studying for the exam - 150 HOURS of which more than 75% is in last 9 days (took time off from work and used two weekends). 

Study Materials Used:: - 

Rita 7th Edition (3 time), PMPOK 4th Edition (3 times) & David Litten package (found it useful as it's full of visual and audio - I grasp quicker using this method - I paid abouut $ $150 AUD I believe. I did not memorise ITTO's but had a few formulas in my memory (EAC calculations especially). I used Rajesh excel sheet as a quick reference. It's compressed and handy. Suggest having this on your PC. 

Mock exams -

Chros Sordo 1000 questions (hard copy), Oliver E Lehman, Head First, PMP For Sure. Roughly I must have tried 1400 questions in the past 10 days. Consistently, I have scored between 70% and 80%. I found PMP for sure is although free, poorly worded questions and explanations. Don't be dishearted if you find it hard to understand the questions. Chris Sordo is OK. 

My approach: - 

Due to time constraints and the deadline of 31 July before we realise new edition, I thought of giving it a go and subsequently put a study plan to spend 150 hours. My focus was mainly on Initiating, Executing and Monitoring & Control. Because, these process groups higher percentage and also have relatively less number of processes compared to Planning process group for example. Also, Executing and M&C process group can be hard if you don't understand the clear differences as some of the key function areas differences are very subtle. Alas, my scoring reflects this and glad this approach worked out for me. I was confident to clear and I recommend you to carry confidence at all times. In my view :Confidence is King". You MUST not underestimate the material and as you might appreciate, PM knowledge area is very vast and PMI seeks answers from PMBOK. If you have significant PM experience (like I do) it can be even harder to think how PMI expects you to think. Theory and Practice are two different things in the real world.I DID NOT make any personal notes since I did not really have time. at the end of my preparation I was confidently able write down all process groups (42) in sequence, had good grasp of key inputs and outputs and tools and techniques. I memorised EAC formula and must admit, this came in handy. in the first 15 minutes I wrote down the formulas and I think this is handy. Since I had plenty of time left, I also wrote down all the processes which I did not even look at it once during my exam. Lol. 

Exam:

Lot of situational questions. If you have understood the concepts, it's easy to answer these questions. About 12 - 15 questions on calculating delays, CPM, Float, network diagrams. Another 12 questions or so about EVM. Mixed bag of questions from HR, Quality and Risk KA's. Not much on communication. I got through the first pass in 2 hours 35 minutes. Had marked about 20 questions and left all calculations and tricky questions for the second round. Took a 5 minutes break and got back to it to complete the exam with 5 minutes remaining. I could have reviewed some of the answers but I just wanted to get it out and finish as I had scheduled a couple of meetings at work. Did surveys, and I was congradulated. Should expect the certificate in 6 weeks time. 

My suggestion: 

Pick your material and try to keep it to minimum. You must have PMBOK and should go through the book in detail at the very least ONCE (more study required if you are not comfortable with PM subject and have little or no practical experience). Stay calm during your preperation and plan well. I don't think anyone needs months of preparation work in order to pass the exam. Again each to their own. I have intermittently visited PMZilla website just to see what topics are posted and thought of writing my approach, actions and experience. If I can pass in 10 days, so can you. Happy to answer any questions but please know that I seldom get time to visit websites during my weekdays. I must admit, studying for the exam has been a very humbling experience for me and no regrets. All the best champs and adios for now. 

Best wishes

RKS