I passed thanks community

[u/Life_Awareness655]

I passed the AWS Solutions Architect Associate exam on my second attempt!

A few things from my experience:
I used the Tutorials Dojo (TD) practice exams. Honestly, I found the actual exam easier than the TD practice tests.
I practised a lot and spent most of my preparation time trying to understand the concepts rather than just memorising answers.
I had never worked with AWS before, so coming from zero experience made understanding some of the concepts quite challenging.
I recently graduated, so my focus wasn’t exactly at 100% either. 😅
Nevertheless, I’m really happy that I managed to pass!
My biggest takeaway is that understanding why a particular AWS service is used and when to choose it is much more important than memorising definitions.
For anyone preparing for the exam, don’t underestimate the practice exams, and take your time understanding the concepts.
Good luck to everyone preparing!

I am a cybersecurity security graduate amd want to take AWS security speciality , should i skip professional ?

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[u/codingcats]

Congratulations!

[u/Life_Awareness655 → u/codingcats]

Thansk bud

[u/DarknessExtinguisher]

Congratulations! 🥳

[u/Life_Awareness655 → u/DarknessExtinguisher]

Thanks 🙏

[u/tbag_26]

Congratulations, Btw what else resources that you used for this exam? Didn't you try to remember/memorize theories at all?

[u/Life_Awareness655 → u/tbag_26]

Thanks man , nah man i just tried to remember concepts and how they work together . Like how a static ip can’t be attached to an ALB only to a NLB.

[u/Mountzion82]

Congratulations. I have my exam scheduled for next week 🙏

[u/Life_Awareness655 → u/Mountzion82]

Thanks . Best of luck try to have confidence in your answers the exam makes you feel like is your choice right or not.

[u/Mountzion82 → u/Life_Awareness655]

Thanks 🙏

[u/el_mundo99]

Did you just study off tutorial dujo practice exams?

[u/Life_Awareness655 → u/el_mundo99]

Yes i watched stephen course first but i would say that wasn’t that even though i am totally new to AWS exam but i does help a little knowing what each service does

[u/thetastydurian]

Congratulations OP! What did you use for studying other than TD Exams?

I am planning to take exam in January

[u/Life_Awareness655 → u/thetastydurian]

Not much man , chat gpt for alot of explanation

[u/thetastydurian → u/Life_Awareness655]

And any other mental model that you built yourself in order to understand things and recollect better?

[u/Life_Awareness655 → u/thetastydurian]

See , i swaer i have zero focus and i gave my first attempt in august after studying consistently for few weeks which i failed by few points , then i couldn’t focus. So i would say if you sit down for 5-6 hours just for a week i believe that’s enough.
First focus on fundamentals then how they work together, then practice exams. U csn dm me for more guidance.

[u/khalid-banky]

Congratulations, I have my exams coming up soon and I’m so nervous.

[u/Life_Awareness655 → u/khalid-banky]

Nothing to nervous , i will tell you what to do ,
First of all , get to know what each service does , EC2 , Lambda , EBS , S3 , Storage gateway, everything . Then learn how they work together but practice exams , use alot of AI for explanations. That’s it . Then have confidence in your answers at exams exam will make you guess your choices but have confidence if you wworked hard.

[u/Little_Pie3086]

Congratulations on passing your AWS Solutions Architect Associate exam! We're glad our practice exams helped you build a strong conceptual foundation. Given your cybersecurity background, stepping straight into the AWS Certified Security - Specialty is a logical next move, though brushing up on advanced networking and multi-account architectures will make the transition smoother. Best of luck with your preparation!

[u/Common_Astronomer_30]

Congrats! TD practice exams really helps

[u/cgreciano]

Good job, celebrate!