When I received the email today about the COPM Study Group getting "reved up" for this year's testing at the Annual Meeting, I thought I'd share how I used the Study Guide.
I read the entire study guide-but just skimmed the books.  There was no way I could actually read all of the books in time.  I do have most of them for reference.  I tried to pace myself to get it done timely, but not drag it out either.  I used page flags and highlighters to mark the pages or sections that I needed to re-read, or felt like would trip me up on the exam and I went back to them frequently.  I was very thankful that I had the study guide as a tool.  

Another word of encouragement--rely heavily on what you know just from your day to day work life and experiences and try not to freak yourself out too much!