So you can fly with guys like me? Just joking...

How to get through the sim: study. Use your down time during ground school to review the material. That doesn't mean you can't let some steam off but don't think all you need to do is sit in class and osmosis will do the rest. When you get to the CPT and sim, KNOW YOUR PROFILES. Everyone is told that before you get into the box, but one of the common complaints from the instructors is seeing pilots not following the profiles. So, armchair fly with your CPT/sim partner in front of the posters. It really, really helps! And if you really screw the pooch on a maneuver, say so - in the heat of the moment, you're trying your best to recover and hope it isn't noticed (it is...). If you know what you did wrong and vocalize it, your instructor will have an idea that you know what you should have done instead of wondering if you don't have a clue.

One more thing... you'll always be pressed to move on, especially when running things like single-engine operation QRH checklists: "Wisconsin 3456, you ready for the approach?" Ask for a delay vector to get everything done. Again, knowing the profiles and knowing how to brief approaches will help out lots. Rush things and you end up behind the power curve and end up doing something boneheaded. Been there, done that, learned my lesson!

Uh, yeah... what the other guys said while I was pecking away. Good luck, study hard!