First attempt failed by a few points, second attempt solid passed.
Best advice I can give is try to pass it on the first try. It seem like the second try was harder. Probably because anxiety

What helped me pass
1)Cisco Net academy(200

Curtsey of last Bachelors of Science Degree earned. Re-read all of Cisco Exploration. Taking notes using Microsoft OneNote. Towards the last 2 chapters of Cisco Exploration decided to take exam in 2 parts.
2)Purchased Cisco press Official Cert guide 3rd edition ICND1. I love how the test objectives are shown at the end of each unit. This helped tremendously when I failed the ICNd1 the first time

. I quickly study exactly where I was week in. Then studied all exam objectives. Took the exam 1 week later.
3)IT Pearson Test Simulator challenged me with the exhibits Questions and Multiple choice. The official Cisco exam questions were easier then the Pearson simulator. Only thing I didn't like about the Pearson Test simulator is that it didn't have simulations like Net academy, and it didn't tell you how many choices to choose when it came to a Multiple choice question.
4) Packet Tracer . helped greatly with simulations. It officially comes with the Net Academy. However it can be easily obtainable through the internet for free.
Now on to ICND2