I passed the LCSW stand exam on my first try (7/20/15) thanks to this amazing program. I went through all the material twice, wrote a lot of notes and re-read them a few times, and reviewed the practice tests / mock exams - especially the questions I got wrong. I wasted some time studying extra information in the DSM-V. This was not necessary. Life got in the way at times and I was not able to stick to the study schedule but it was okay in the end. I scored around the low 70s on my practice exams. I walked into my exam feeling like I knew most of the material but not all and made peace with it. I trusted that based on my work experience and test prep, I would do the best I could. I think what also helped was telling myself that the world was not going to end if I failed. I would just take it again. It took the pressure off. During test day, I ate before the exam, took a bathroom break early in the exam, and took a break halfway through as recommended. If you can regulate your anxiety, tolerate the uncertainty, and just get in the zone and focus, you will have higher chances of doing well.
There were very few questions on the exam that I felt unprepared for. Even if I did not know the answer, it was often a situation that I had thought about and processed when studying the material. When going through the practice tests and mock exams, there were some questions that I didn't think had been covered in the actual study material. For me, this was okay because I thought about the practice tests as a teaching/learning process. This was helpful because there were many times on the real exam where I was not sure of the answer, but I trusted my judgment based on my experience with the practice tests.
After a couple months off to take care of my self and deal with other life situations, I am ready to start studying for the clinical vignette exam!