How I study for AWS Certifications (5x AWS Certified)

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After getting 5x AWS Certified and spending over 200 hours along this journey, I decided to create this video to share my 4-step approach when studying for AWS Certifications.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 Step 1: Scoping
1:57 Step 2: Active Listening
2:36 Video Sponsor - Squarespace
3:21 Resources I Used
4:06 Step 3: Getting Hands-on
4:39 Step 4: Re-inforcing
5:14 My top advice & tips for AWS Certs
▬▬▬▬▬ Recommended AWS Cert Resources 📚 ▬▬▬▬▬
// VIDEO COURSES:
• Stephane Maarek's CCP Course: geni.us/udemy-stephane-ccp
• Adrian Cantrill's Cloud Courses: geni.us/adrian-cantrill
• Zero-To-Mastery CCP Course: academy.zerotomastery.io/a/af...
• Zero-To-Mastery SAA Course: academy.zerotomastery.io/a/af...
• Hands-on AWS Cloud Project Courses (Use "TECHWITHLUCY" for 20% off): www.aosnote.com/a/2147521386/...
• AWS Skill Builder: skillbuilder.aws/
// PRACTICE EXAMS:
• Tutorials Dojo's CCP Udemy Practice Exams: geni.us/udemy-jon-bonso-ccp
• Tutorials Dojo's SAA Udemy Practice Exams: geni.us/udemy-jon-bonso-saa
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[@TechwithLucy]

Where are you along your cloud learning journey? ☁️ Let me know down below!👇

[@mad-alpha]

Got AWS SAA C02 cert last week end. Planing to prepare for AWS DA, SysOps certs.

[@femi2873]

I am planning to write my AWS solutions architect associate exam next week

[@emabegum1308]

I am currently working towards to get the AWS Cloud Practitioner Cert. I’m a bit nervous though. Thank you for making this video. It really helps❤️🙌🙏👍👋

[@femi2873]

I plan to write my solutions architect associate exam on Monday, I am really not so well prepared, any advice on what to focus on that will not take too much of my time and will help me to be ready for the exam on Monday?

[@rubymwende]

How are you Lucy. I am in your Instagram page. Please

[@ChuchuJS]

Best video I have seen this year needed this , thank you

[@dominikkwolczak3443]

Thanks Lucy! I really found this video helpful! I'm working towards my cloud practitioner and didn't really know where to start and how to make the most from video courses. Keep up the good work!

[@dannygonzalez687]

Love you Lucy, you are so kind and always look so inspiring, thanks a lot for your content and tips.

[@taiwolateef2981]

Am getting hands on and planning to take certifications, hopefully AWS and Linux certs

[@ramboog2654]

From where did you get linux cert?

[@_gillan4584]

Thanks Lucy, for taking the time to collate all this valuable information and advice!

[@TechwithLucy]

Thanks for watching :))

[@yorkshireseamstress]

I’ve just found your channel and I love it! Thank you so much for your hard work creating these videos 😊

[@TechwithLucy]

Welcome to the channel 👋

[@leudisglg]

Thank you very much for this video. Excellent recommendations. I am currently preparing to present the SAA I was looking for some supplementary material. And these tips really are excellent

[@Stephanie-nn7rq]

I really like your videos and appreciate all the knowledge you share. Thank you.

[@mvp_MLP]

I’m about to take my associate level AWS-CSA next week so this was very helpful ❤and I have no IT EXPERIENCE but love learning about creating and designing solutions using AWS

[@feliciahermes2739]

I love your video's. i know i'm a bit late to this one but i'm trying to get the certification for AWS Cloud Engineer. I'm at a support desk roll now and i love to improve myself and how i work. I hope i'll pass the exam and if i do. its thanks to you, Lucy ;) keep it up!

[@alpha08]

Thank you Lucy for your video! Something I can add for the reinforcement learning is to create a sheet of the error you made during this practice questions tests, a list of error. Like that you can read it and memorize it 👌

[@TechwithLucy]

Thanks for watching! Great advice, reinforcement learning is an effective study method

[@alcosake9314]

Thank you for your effort and time into this video it really helped and gave me more knowledge and confidence to my "why"

[@guhkunpatata3150]

thanks for sharing! 200+ hours is def not easy, I am amazed how you go through that.

[@warrenhague]

I really appreciate your video and recommendations!

[@davemartin8501]

Thanks Lucy for the tips, great video. Subscribed to your channel to learn more about AWS.

[@BobBob-qm2bm]

Thanks for sharing your test taking strategies

[@satoshi1285]

Great tutorial video!! Thank you so much, Lucy!!

[@TechwithLucy]

Glad it helps!

[@JavierMedina26]

I’m gonna follow you advice thx for the video!!

[@TechwithLucy]

Great!! Thanks for watching

[@techcontext]

Thanks a lot Lucy, this content is very helpful 🙏 🙏

[@emabegum1308]

😍🥰🫶🙏😊❤️🥰 I smile the entire time while watching the video. You are amazing!

[@obinnaagu4144]

I really appreciate your videos a lot, It tends to set me back in the right direction haha

[@TechwithLucy]

Glad it’s been helpful! 😄

[@CongTuyenLe]

Let’s get certified!! Thank Lucy 😊

[@nayanaith]

Thanks for the information Lucy..!

[@tuhairweronnie7385]

am reading for SAA and my target is passed it in two weeks....... i will come back here to comment and like your vedio after passing strictly in two weeks starting from last monday..... bye

[@TechwithLucy]

Goodluck!! 😊

[@krishnachaitanya573]

Did you pass?

[@tuhairweronnie7385]

@@krishnachaitanya573 i did and actually passed highly

[@krishnachaitanya573]

@@tuhairweronnie7385 Congrats 👍

[@vane230787]

Lucy you are very kind and sweet! Thanks for sharing your experience and tips for this amazing journey through the certification exams.

[@TechwithLucy]

Thanks for the support! 😊

[@kayj2538]

I'm so glad I found you! Let's get certified!

[@nick-dev]

Hi Lucy, I've studied for my cloud practitioner exam from a course from Stephane and it was really helpful (I passed the exam in the end). Now I am studying for the solutions architect associate exams and I wanted to try something different, so I bought a subscription in a cloud guru and it turned out to be very good. Hands on in every section, labs, tests at the end of each section and even 2 exam preperation tests. I really like acg and I recommend it a lot to everyone.

[@tiengnguyen4192]

Could you please share links with us?

[@rupalrajan2751]

hey! kindly please can you tell me when we can schedule the cloud practitioner exam, if they are conducted at some fixed dates?

[@leeyoungjeon0511]

Always thanks for your sharairng! Really helpful and easy to apply your tips! See u agin :)

[@zenneranderath7101]

Great video and great timing Lucy! I'm looking to take on the AWS SysOps exam later on, so this was really helpful :D

[@TechwithLucy]

Nice!!! Goodluck for SysOps 💪

[@ba177ba18]

all your videos are super helpful Thanks For sharing your journey with us

[@TechwithLucy]

I’m glad to hear that 😊😊

[@seanthenetworkguy8024]

Just got my solutions architect associate!! Time to go for the other associate level certs :)

[@TechwithLucy]

Let’s goo! 🙌

[@angmathew4377]

You seem simple and different. Thanks for the guidance.

[@pgoston4417]

thank you for this video Lucy

[@TechwithLucy]

Thanks for watching!

[@samjones4327]

Hi Lucy! Awesome video as usual!😁Thank you for the great tips! My study style is pretty much aligned with the watch some and take notes style you suggested. I also love the idea of the hands on with the AWS Workshops! I didn't know about these until I watched your video, so thank you so much! I love your channel and your help has made me feel more confident about passing my AWS exams. I'm currently studying for the CCP exam and hope to take it next month! keep up the great work and see U in the next one! Cheers!

[@TechwithLucy]

Thanks Sam! Very glad the channel has been helping you - all the best for the CCP exam, you got this 🙌

[@samjones4327]

@@TechwithLucy Thank u! I really appreciate the encouragement👌🏾

[@kazami6317]

Thank you Lucy! Going through Cantrill's course since I went through Stephane's without doing the labs and failed twice on SysOps both with a score of 699 😅. Your experience really struck a chord with me since I skimped out on doing the labs because I passed SAA in a month haha. The labs are a different beast.

[@TechwithLucy]

Labs are a must. 😁 All the best on your certification journey!

[@szz2009]

Hello, so you recommend doing the labs when doing the course?

[@kazami6317]

@SZZ Yes!! I passed by doing the labs! Also Tutorial Dojos practice tests are a must!

[@deewademai]

Where did you get the labs from? From Cantrill's course?

[@azimfauzi1]

Thank you Lucy!!

[@TechwithLucy]

Thanks for watching!

[@drcabr]

Lucy it's amazing, thank you so much for your knowledge ... greetings from Mexico city 🏙️👍

[@TechwithLucy]

Thanks for the support! 😄

[@javielucho06]

Great video. Thanks a lot! 👏

[@TechwithLucy]

Thank for watching!

[@terrancekayton007]

Helpful. Thanks 🙏🏿

[@iamblacksheep1]

Thank you Lucy.

[@gowthamt9420]

If anyone planning to write aws exam from home, I suggest you guys to attend from an exam centre. Because when you are going to attend from home you have to wait in line for your chance to get instructor to view your surroundings and etc... It will take time, for me it took 35-40 minutes. They won't add time just because you had to start late than scheduled time. Trust me I barely cleared my cloud partictionar exam with 78% with limited time.

[@knowledgecenter5396]

But there is an additional time option of 30 minutes for non-English-speaking persons

[@gowthamt9420]

@@knowledgecenter5396 Yeah there is but most of us choose English speaking right. I mean we all know how to read and write, generally we choose English

[@alisonrae]

I read your comment, decided to check where the closest center is... Well, I have no choice but take it from home :(

[@gowthamt9420]

@@alisonrae then it can't be helped, you need to be fast and make sure the room you are going to attend the exam should be completely empty and prepare your webcam works good and can take photos of your ID card (mine did not work so I had to use mobile for that) make shure you prepare everything before starting the exam. So you don't need to waste time on all these ID proofs and etc...and all the best for exam.

[@brahimayoada2657]

Plus for stress you out I had a really bad experience. Passed ccp today anyway

[@ibrahimabdeltawab6418]

Thanks so much Lucy

[@adrianphipps3257]

Great advice!

[@adetutu.jgbajumo6080]

Really useful. Despite the fact that I am scared of certification exams. It demoralises me.

[@TechwithLucy]

Take it one step at a time, you got this! 💪

[@akshaym1907]

Thanks Lucy !

[@mani6632]

Thanks Lucy

[@arturolopez-ko9fv]

Thank you for your video, greetings from Mexico 😀

[@TechwithLucy]

Thanks for watching! 🙌

[@haska321]

Let the Journey of AWS begun. I'll come back to this vidoes (if God wills)

[@TechwithLucy]

You got this! 💪 best of luck

[@badangg]

Awesome video Lucy!! I'm an Information Systems undergrad getting ready to enter the real work world, and I'm aiming to get some AWS certifications, specifically the Cloud Prac. and the Solutions Architect - do you have any advice for someone coming from the Business school who wants to enter into a more technical role like yourself? Thank you!!

[@majdkhasib8030]

You are AMAZING!

[@lausona68]

Thanks!

[@TechwithLucy]

Thanks so much for support! 🙏😊

[@pawanbains4787]

Let’s get started

[@user-cq9bx1wh5h]

thank you so much /\Luci!

[@jeffreyguia6530]

yeah!!!!!

[@alexiscalderons]

I gave you the like 👍 you deserve 😃 thank youuuuu very much for your time 😍❤️

[@Maulikchaudhary]

Thank you Lucy..

[@baiqtartil867]

Thank you Lucy

[@TechwithLucy]

😊😊

[@superchacaa]

Hi Lucy - Thank you for the useful video & learning resources! What’s the learning duration you’d suggest for people with min cloud background who wants to take SAA (with limited learning commitment of up to 1hr per day)

[@devopscloudtechworld]

insightful

[@erikamiller2294]

Thank you so much

[@johnczech7074]

Really great content! Thanks! Have you taken comptia network +? If so please consider doing a video on it. Thank you again beautiful lady!!

[@TechwithLucy]

I haven’t taken that certification unfortunately!

[@johnczech7074]

@@TechwithLucy thank you for all the excellent videos you do! Please do more!!

[@updownftw_]

Hi, I am currently learning from Stephan Mareek for Associate Developer exam. I have a question: Do I have to actually implement everything he implements ? Because I feel like even though if I implement it, it's not something that we could remember for a long time. And I am also feeling kind of stuck, I feel like I've understood a topic, but when solving a practice question, I need to revisit the section. I am constantly taking notes, but still there are lot of minute details to remembers, any suggestion on how to overcome this.

[@lanyloh9876]

I took CCP and SAA, but have no practical skills on AWS due to lack of experience. Are there any personal projects you have done and would recommend to do?

[@christiansailor2880]

Thank you

[@johnamick]

How about Pluralsight courses? Any opinions? I'm already subscribed, so I'm wondering if their courses would be as good as / better than the other recommendations.

[@fintechnoelectro1509]

let's get certified ❤

[@markniesta]

Thanks for this, lets see if I can follow your template ..😁

[@TechwithLucy]

Thanks for watching! 🙌

[@moabbas5525]

Thank You

[@kasali310]

Hey 👋 Lucy, Thanks for you helping and gread videos. I would ask you a question about what i choose between cloud practitioner or arhitected solution?

[@szz2009]

I have used both Neal and Stephen. Neal is great but he doesn’t dumb it down for those who are not experienced. I say start out with Stephen then move to heal

[@Fawaz_CP]

Comparing Stephen Mareke and Cantrill whose course is better.

[@gidmanone]

Cantrill. use Stephane for revision

[@Fawaz_CP]

Ty

[@TechwithLucy]

Stephen’s course is shorter - good if you are looking to pass the exam quickly. Cantrill’s is more detailed, better for understanding

[@dimcg7445]

Hi Lucy, I am new to this journey and wanted to change a career. I am also zero knowledge of AWS or shall I say no IT background at all. Thanks for the tips and advice. I will apply this for sure! You have my subscription and my likes! You're too cute, kind, and calming way of doing your videos! Cheers to you! And if you have more advice for me please drop comment below! Namaste! 🙏

[@tonyhernandez9745]

Thanks Lucy. Is it worth buying the Cloud Practitioner hand book?

[@RichardMunie]

Let's get cert.

[@alankritanair2619]

In the end of the day it is all about how to make revenue. I still remember how many of us had to beg for AWS vouchers. Inspite of multiple request no support was provided to the needy. God bless. 👍

[@venkateshkalagarla860]

Glad to find this video... But a small doubt, I'm a backend developer and just completed AWS certified developer course, went through practice tests, and got 80+ as well. The problem is I'm 90% sure that I'll forget after some time as I won't get exposure to many services and they're paid ones to practice. Is it ok, If we forget after doing the certification? (From a developer perspective at least)!

[@GustavoRodrigues-le3zw]

nice!!

[@sasthass8852]

Let's get certified

[@5kodds]

Hi Lucy, would having the aws SAA cert with some python knowledge suffice to land a job, let's say i just passed my SAA cert exam

[@claudsonm]

What about the practicing questions? Do you have any resource material on that? Where to find them? Specially for the harder exams, like the Professional.

[@TechwithLucy]

Tutorials Dojo have the best sets of practice questions!

[@sushantsrivastava7521]

Lucy I am really in love with you😍

[@pblintso]

Hi Lucy, thank you for your informative videos! If you have used the Amazon AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials course, do you consider it to be a good one? How does it company with the Udemy Stephane Maarek course? I know the Amazon course is much shorter, but is its content worth it, or should I jump straight into the Udemy course? Thanks

[@TechwithLucy]

Yep I’ve gone through both courses before - Stephane’s one is more optimised to help you pass the exam, however the aws cloud practitioner essentials course is free and still covers most of the exam material

[@pblintso]

@@TechwithLucy Thanks Lucy, I am currently doing the Udemy course and I may use the aws essentials free course as supplementary material. Does the essentials course have quizzes to test knowledge of a section? I prefer learning modules with quizzes as this helps me practice knowledge. Also, does the essentials course cover the "basics," such as foundational definitions, explanations, etc? What is a good channel for simple basics? I'm a total newcomer when it comes to aws cloud :)

[@sukeerthiaj8248]

Hi lucy .Just wanted to ask you about the vochers give away!!when you announcing it?

[@TechwithLucy]

Winners have been announced on the “community” tab of this channel

[@johntrav6191]

Hello Lucy, Do we need to write the exam again if the certificate expires?

[@TechwithLucy]

Yepp you’ll need to redo them if you’d like to recertify

[@miguelv2985]

I think I'm a late starter, just going for Cloud Practitioner next month.

[@TechwithLucy]

Best of luck!!

[@miguelv2985]

@@TechwithLucy Thanks for the tips that you provided here in this video, they're really helpful.

[@AmillCapital]

@@miguelv2985 how was it

[@miguelv2985]

@@AmillCapital I knew 4th quarter of 2022 was a busy time for me so I didn't get done. I'm lazy but on the positive note, I'm working on more AWS projects currently which will help me with my certification.

[@darshantawte7435]

​@@miguelv2985 Cloud practitioner doesn't need that much prep. Maybe you can deepdive during architect associate prep.

[@arnavium31]

Thoughts on the SAP on AWS Cert Lucy? Any idea how to prepare for it?

[@TechwithLucy]

I’m not too familiar with that one, sorry!

[@arnavium31]

@@TechwithLucy cheers, no worries. Hope Stephane and Adrian have something in store 🙂

[@dn1969]

Hi Lucy, Thank you a great vlog. I want to take sysops administrator certificate. But does not know where to start, do you have any recommendation for study materials that you can share. Thanks again, David

[@mohansharma8095]

Hey @Lucy How much time it takes to learn n pass the Aws Machine Learning speciality exam certificate for a novice?

[@AsifIqbal-lz6ly]

You are a gem who is sharing to the point knowledge and road map. I have one question. I am a developer having 7 years of experience. I have worked on linux servers a lot. Now I want to learn cloud technologies. Is there any chance that I can learn cloud technologies and get a job in USA? or they ll reject my resume because I am a developer? Please guide me.

[@yogeshyogi9854]

Hi am a data Associate alexa shopping how can I learn and move on for AWS I have hired 5 months ago I need help for Carrer growth and idea how to get promoted

[@dsingh19]

Looking for more clear path to clear aws saa 03

[@loiccarmel3612]

Hi Lucy i would like to have AWS certifications but my english is not perfect soi would like to know if ther are certification in french and follow your advice. thank you

[@jasoncalafiore1846]

What is your opinion of Cloud Academy?

[@kilany10]

Hey Lucy, would you be willing to share your notes ? Stephan’s videos are not cutting it for me

[@Fawaz_CP]

Is there any platform available for doing some projects for associate

[@odeychristian4522]

🙌🙌🙌

[@frankmaia7993]

I use: ramp-up's, aws skillbuilder and a new youtube channel very informative called AWS Online tech talks

[@TechwithLucy]

Great resources!! 🙌

[@arinbose6366]

Does the certification help for progression say at later stages of career, say 10years exp in db and etl trying to shift to cloud or spark etc does the cert help.

[@PawanRawat-ii5dx]

Hi Lucy, could you please suggest a good course available on acloudguru for AWS sol architect?