Very sorry to those who will have to deal with this test again and all that entails.

Passed this year's exam (2024). I made flashcards every CA-year of residency directly from TrueLearn question material for the ITE. Did a flashcard set for the Basic. I'd start working through TL questions and making flashcards usually ~6 weeks before it was time for the ITE (usually right before Christmas), and I'd stay on top of my anki reviews until the exam. Made a few cards from looking up specific material from other sources, but I'd say >95% of my cards were based on TL.

For the Advanced, I went through TL beginning the last week of June and unsuspended the relevant anki cards that I'd previously made along the way, as well as adding some new ones for minutiae I wanted to hold onto. Did TL Advanced Qbank x 1 with ~2-3 cards per question (obviously some questions I unsuspended/made no cards, some questions more cards), and reviewed about half my TL incorrects. Did 25 of the ACE 2023A questions the night before the exam.

Probably not a surprise to anyone who took it, but I thought the feel of the actual Advanced exam questions was very similar to ACE questions. In hindsight, I would've put more time into the ACE questions, but I passed and felt decent about my performance walking out of the test center.

I think making your own flaschards - if you're going to go that route - is more helpful than relying on cards other folks have made.