So I took the APC back in March and missed passing by 11 points. Honestly devastated because I'd put in about six weeks of studying, mostly just rereading the reference manual and doing a few random practice questions I found scattered around Google. Clearly that wasn't enough.
I'm registered for the August sitting and really trying to build a smarter plan this time. I've heard the exam heavily tests project controls and scheduling concepts, but I feel like I'm also weak on earned value and cost forecasting. Has anyone used a structured APC practice test bank that actually mirrors the real question style? I don't want to just memorize definitions — I want to understand how they apply them in scenario questions.
Also curious if there's an APC study guide worth buying versus just building your own notes from the PMBOK and APM BoK. I've seen a few exam tips floating around about focusing on agile governance but I'm not sure how much weight that section actually carries. Any advice from people who've sat the exam recently would be huge.