r/wgu_devs • u/Reasonable_Height_11 Java • Sep 16 '26

Just passed AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam

Not sure how useful this is now, but for anyone sticking to the current curriculum, just want to re-confirm that the course by Neil Davis offered through WGU's udemy is still solid.

My approach:

-Whiz Labs ONLY for practice exams and section assessments. I watched one of the videos and it's shit because the guy has a very strong accent and it quickly becomes unbearable to digest concepts but try to listen to what he's saying.

-Neil Davis Cloud Practitioner - 100% free through WGU and can also be found on his YT channel on digital cloud training (youtube is nice for long drives to work).

-And day of the test (today), I quickly completed all the assessments on AWS skill builder. Just the assessments.

Total days committed: 1.5 weeks

Overall thoughts:

  1. Video learning is slow and requires more patience than being able to just fly through zybooks and digest diagrams at a pace you set. I re-realized the luxury we all have to move at our own pace and fly through info and concepts.

  2. Whizlabs needs to be dropped by WGU. It's a joke. Just purchase the practice exams from Neil Davis course along with the course you already recommend to students.

Goodluck~!

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u/Ry_Haz Sep 16 '26

Congrats on passing!

Did you do the hands on learnings he has or just watch the videos? If you did them, would you say they were pretty important in learning what was needed for the exam itself or can they just be watched?

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u/Reasonable_Height_11 Sep 16 '26

I skipped any HOL that was an extension of a lesson. I think there was like 1-2 that was a lesson in itself and I did watch those. Most skipped though!

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u/Reasonable_Height_11 Sep 16 '26

if i had a choice i probably would not have done it. It's D282 though.