I took my PMP exam on July 10, 2009. It was my first attempt and I passed it with very decent scores. I was a little anxious as I was taking the new format exam (the exam aligned to the PMBOK 4ed  as on June 31, 2009) and there was not enough test prep materials in the market aligned to the new test. But in the end, it turned out okay. I have compiled this set of lessons learnt for the benefit of a future test taker.