I studied for ~4 months passively then really geared down the last two weeks. I used Sybex 7th ed for book study, Cybrary for video (visuals), and Shon Harris for MP3 on the road to and from work. I will admit, I kind of zoned out multiple times listening to Shon at first, but I played her MP3 every day I drove into work. It eventually started to sink in.
I used Kelly as a guide as to what to concentrate on, then read each chapter of Sybex, using a highlighter for what I thought seemed important, and Shon Harris for the road to give a second perspective.
I also used some Sybex and CCCure practice tests but did not do thousands of questions. I just made sure I understood the material in the book. I hit BCP/DRP multiple times as well as encryption and other topics I knew I had to drill into memory.
Thanks for the posts. They gave me plenty of motivation and direction.
