$400?! When was this? I think the class fees I read were $30-35.
This was back in 1995, right before the FCC changed their test.
I wouldn't try to cram it in one day, though- too much information for me...
Good point!
I studied the ARRL book over the course of a month - total mebbe 20 hrs+/-, and knew the "why" to the answers to the questions
Cramming wouldn't work.
Tech wasn't that difficult.
I was able to write the General exam at the same sitting, and failed miserably, but it was nice to see what it looked like.