I passed 
Thanks for the advice everyone.
Here is what I did:
Camara book - 8th edition. I skipped some sections that were meant for computers and electronics. There are not enough practice problems, I would definitely not recommend using this as your only reference.
Georgia Tech online prep course - very good. You can review the online modules as needed, one half of the screen is notes and the other half is the person lecturing. One note- they go over almost the entire sample exam during the lectures. I skipped those parts of the lecture and came back AFTER trying the exam on my own. The course is $875 including materials. The course becomes available kind of close to the exam date, so I worked the Camara book while I waited.
Sample exam - I first took the test on scratch paper. Then I reworked all the problems after looking at the solutions. I wrote the "good/reworked" solutions using my own steps in the sample exam booklet. This way during the exam I wouldn't have to flip back and forth. I also took a previous year's sample test I got from a friend, although the tests were almost the same.
I made my own formula sheet (~15 pages bound single sided) which was very very useful. I never had to look up a single formula in a book- all of the formulas were in one place.
I included a sheet with the page numbers of the most frequently used NEC information and tables - ampacity, impedance, etc.
The two steps above saved me tons of time during the test and is also a good high level review of all of the material.
I also put a sheet for my calculator (casio fx 135) that had basic steps such as phasor conversions for my calculator just in case.
I wish I had brought in a general electrical engineering reference book to the exam.
Neither the ga tech course or Camara book had enough NEC problems, I would recommend looking at mikholt.com or something else (I did not do that though).
I don't think either source covered lighting very well, I would have liked to understand it better.
I live about 1.5 hrs from the exam site and had to be there at 7am. I thought I would get more rest and a hot breakfast staying at a hotel the night before. However, I got an awful nights sleep with a party below me and a parking lot floodlamp shining in the room! My own bed would have been better for sure.
Thanks.
Thanks for the advice everyone.Here is what I did:
Camara book - 8th edition. I skipped some sections that were meant for computers and electronics. There are not enough practice problems, I would definitely not recommend using this as your only reference.
Georgia Tech online prep course - very good. You can review the online modules as needed, one half of the screen is notes and the other half is the person lecturing. One note- they go over almost the entire sample exam during the lectures. I skipped those parts of the lecture and came back AFTER trying the exam on my own. The course is $875 including materials. The course becomes available kind of close to the exam date, so I worked the Camara book while I waited.
Sample exam - I first took the test on scratch paper. Then I reworked all the problems after looking at the solutions. I wrote the "good/reworked" solutions using my own steps in the sample exam booklet. This way during the exam I wouldn't have to flip back and forth. I also took a previous year's sample test I got from a friend, although the tests were almost the same.
I made my own formula sheet (~15 pages bound single sided) which was very very useful. I never had to look up a single formula in a book- all of the formulas were in one place.
I included a sheet with the page numbers of the most frequently used NEC information and tables - ampacity, impedance, etc.
The two steps above saved me tons of time during the test and is also a good high level review of all of the material.
I also put a sheet for my calculator (casio fx 135) that had basic steps such as phasor conversions for my calculator just in case.
I wish I had brought in a general electrical engineering reference book to the exam.
Neither the ga tech course or Camara book had enough NEC problems, I would recommend looking at mikholt.com or something else (I did not do that though).
I don't think either source covered lighting very well, I would have liked to understand it better.
I live about 1.5 hrs from the exam site and had to be there at 7am. I thought I would get more rest and a hot breakfast staying at a hotel the night before. However, I got an awful nights sleep with a party below me and a parking lot floodlamp shining in the room! My own bed would have been better for sure.
Thanks.
