How I passed the ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ exam in 10 days ๐ฅ
IN SHORT, I STUDIED A LOT..
Jokes aside, I created a challenge in my mind to pass in just 10 days, I made the payment for the test on April 21st at 11:22 pm and scheduled the test for April 26th, a Saturday.
So I joined Udemy and started studying Stรฉphane Maarek's course, it covers everything you need to pass the AWS exam in a cohesive and concise way. I work 8 hours a day but whenever I had some free time, even at lunch, I would watch classes and ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ (In my head, writing down and talking about the topic was the difference).
Even though I studied whenever I had time, I wasn't confident enough to take the test on April 26th, so I rescheduled the test for May 1st, a Thursday.
After finishing Stรฉphane Maarek's course and doing 8 mock exams with 65 questions each, I felt confident. In the last 2 mock exams, I scored 860-890, so I felt I was ready.
๐ค The biggest lessons I learned:
- ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญรฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ง๐
- ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐
- ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐
- ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐, ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ, ๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ข๐ญ
- ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ
The challenge was what made me anxious but at the same time wanting to study and get there, as well as when I received the information that I passed on, happiness came and I thought at the time that the days studying were rewarded.
On my LinkedIn I posted the proof where I show the date I paid for the exam and the appointments.
Top comments (12)
Congrats
Thanks Ben <3
Pretty cool seeing you hustle this hard and actually pull it off. I always wonder if the challenge part is what pushes stuff over the finish line or if itโs really just about pure showing up every day.
Probably a bit of both, i was doing to prove myself that i was capable of because some ppl doubted me..
Congratulations on the achievement, my friend! ๐
Itโs truly inspiring to see your dedication and discipline during such an intense 10-day challenge. Your story shows how focus and commitment to a goal can lead to great results.
Thank you for sharing your experience and practical insights so openly โ they will definitely be helpful to many, including myself. May this be just one of many certifications! Wishing you continued success on your AWS journey and beyond! ๐๐
This is only the beginning, lets fk goo !! ty
Huge congrats! Did you find any particular AWS service trickier to master during your prep?
Thanks for comment, Definitely VPCs, subnets, and security groups. You need to know all the ways a VPC can connect, whether it's a safer way through a private connection or a less secure way through the internet. You also need to understand which is the best way to link two VPCs and how to connect multiple VPCs together. Itโs a lot to study, but most of it is at a high level.
Database migration is a bit tricky too..
Thanks a lot
Congrats. Can you tell me where did you gave the mock exams?
So i did the mock exams in Udemy, Sthepane Maarek has a course with 6 mock exams with 65 questions each, that help a lot.. but there is mock exams in another websites, flashcards and so on..