Certification Study Practices?

What do you do to prepare for Certification Exams, besides drill through many practice or example tests? Do you meet with others in a sort of Cert study group? online discussions/forums?

What Certifications do you currently have/or have obtained?

What certifications are you planning to persue or are currently persuing?

More about myself:

I am a degreed IT Professional, but currently have no certifications, and I am currently persuing A+. MCSE and MCDBA at the same time through New Horizons Learning Centers.

Just look for some feedback on a subject that may have been overkill in this site already.

Thank you in advance for all well thought out answers.

Paul M. Chavez