I passed AWS SAA after studying about 1 month. In this article, I will share my experience how I studied and took preparation and also some tips & tricks.
This routine is proven in a person who worked 8 hours and took care of a recently operated dog(Visiting the vet frequently).
Exam Registration
I got a 50% discount for taking the previous Cloud Practicioner exam. I recommend that you go for the practitioner certifications first.
Exam day
Go ahead. Otherwise, mark and leave it to do it later
During the exam, I finished with 40 minutes left over to review the exam. Try to read the last sentences. In my case I didn’t want to read the whole question so as not to tire my brain quickly
Preparation
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You must practice doing labs I did them on my own by reading a medium post.
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I practiced a lot of reading the AWS documentation, I only cared about having the vocabulary I was going to need and not making mistakes in the questions just because I didn’t understand a word.
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Prepare additional study material, in my case I love ANKI cards I found some that were created anki cards for example [] they were exemplary to create my own and study them in my meal time from work.
👉 Anki SAA
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Using other people’s study material, using google dorks I found thousands of flashcards that helped me study in short moments. I remember grabbing the questions from the set of 20 free AWS questions and looking them up and finding lots of flashcards from others with similar questions.
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Practicing with others or also called having a study team in my case I practiced with friends, acquaintances, members of communities helped me to teach as well as learn, it reminded me faster what I studied with others. Thank you to everyone who studied with me at random times (5:00 AM) thank you.
Know the documentation
Try to verify all the material you find since some mention in the official documentation that they are not used for x reason, for example of nat instances.
Conclusion
Having this certification I was able to gain experience in infrastructure analysis.
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