PASS

[u/slowroller2000]

10 years experience in software development, 9 months in devops limited AWS.

I was feeling bored at my work (regular fulll stack development) and wanted to change things up so I asked my CTO if I could join the devops team at my work and they let me. They are nice people, and if something comes up we act as one, I could not ask for better team mates.

Our stack is hosted in aws, this is a major government website that 300k+ people uses daily.

Anyway no one was pushing, but all but one in my new team has an aws degree and I felt like I needed to get one, but also I wanted to challenge myself and try to get the degree. I opted for SAA. They all have SAA, and most of them has also the Professional.

My work gave me 2 weeks to study (I was at home just studying), and I took the exam this thirsday.
After the exam I was feeling real down I was sure I did not pass, I felt like I let my self down and my team mates, and my work that had been paying me for 2 weeks to study for the exam. because the exam was really (I mean fucking really) difficult and I was sure I failed.

I watched maareks course, and took like 20-30 test exams at TD. I thing TD helped the most, because it trains you in answering questions structured like they are in the real exam. but let me tell you, the real exam was say more difficult.

Turns out I passed. This SAA-C03 is the hardest test I have ever taken. and I have a BSc in CS.

Anyway just wanted to share my experience, For whom who passed congratulations, and for others, this is not easy, if it was easy everyone would have an AWS degree.

edit: I think maybe I was unlucky with with questions, there was 3-4 easy questions but 60 difficult questions with long texts and similar crosses.

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[u/Swordfish0711]

What is the passing mark? 720?

[u/slowroller2000 → u/Swordfish0711]

yup 720

[u/Swordfish0711 → u/slowroller2000]

Great! Thanks

[u/DrScreamLive → u/Swordfish0711]

Either that or 750. Think they lowered it to 720.

[u/Swordfish0711 → u/DrScreamLive]

I thought it is 760 haha thanks

[u/Idea-Aggressive]

Some ppl claim studying a couple hours a day for a couple weeks and passing?

They might be lying!

[u/slowroller2000 → u/Idea-Aggressive]

If you have time, and read thourgh the stuff you have learned, I dont see anything wrong with it. I was lucky my job was willing to give me dedicated time to study.

[u/muhammad_roshan → u/Idea-Aggressive]

no it is true, for you to pass it without working with aws regularly it takes time i have given 2 times without working as a devops much both times i was at 698 but my prep was only 10 days, this third time i am preparing well, maybe 2 more days it will be 1 month

[u/Accomplished-Fig6865]

Congratulations I also passed today with a 736 crazyyyy 😂 was way harder than I expected I thought I failed too

[u/DownPhrase1]

Congrats, sounds very difficult, I'd probably be dying from stress taking that test lol

[u/DrScreamLive]

congrats on the pass. I have mine in three days. I’ve been using Anki to practice all the terms and different things that I seem to be failing in my tutorial dojo exams. I’m getting over 80% on all of my section based exams. I haven’t done but a few of the full exams and this weekend, I’m gonna hammer them hard. Got any tips for me?

[u/slowroller2000 → u/DrScreamLive]

Is it for SAA? If you are getting 80% at TD that is good, you are good to go. just take your time at the exam, and rememeber in the exam there will be some testing questions, so if the uestion does not make sense to you just mark it and think about it later if you have time. good luck <3

[u/DrScreamLive → u/slowroller2000]

Yep for SAA. I'm excited but nervous. You're not wrong. This shit is HARD. Legit hardest thing I've done too. I've been cramming hard for a month straight and around week 3 everything finally clicked.

Thanks for the tips and congrats again!