I still took one practice test a week (usually on Sundays, though on some weeks I did skip) and then took the nine practice tests at the end of the syllabus. I definitely utilized practice tests, just wasn't my main focus.
I got the most from the lesson plan (trying every question before the lesson videos, and then hammering the drills on medium hard hardest until I would get all of them correct). After getting through the syllabus, I drilled where I felt the weakest …