How I Passed My AWS Solutions Architect Associate Exam in 7 Days

[@chakrabortyraj]

Reason for certification: Old rule still stands good, Passed certification 1st time: Jump start to work on the technology, to know over all services and offerings. Pass it (or renew) 2nd time: I didnt hv the chance to work on entire offerings and still need to know other services and WHAT'S NEW!!!

[@riyandas9332]

I cleared my exam yesterday with 923 marks! I am wondering in which category my score would lie! Is it a very good score or just average

[@travonj55]

What resources did you use to prepare for the exam?

[@riyandas9332]

@@travonj55 Study material: Stephane Maarek's course in Udemy Practice exams: 1. Stephane Maarek 2. Neel devis 3. Jon Bonso All from Udemy

[@MrJDavidson21]

it's outta 1000 so that's a good score since the pass requirement i believe is 700 / 1000. I'm going to go with the course material you used and take it in 4 weeks time to binge 6 hours a day xD

[@pia91388]

Thank you for sharing your insight. I’m looking to start studying for it. How long did you study before taking the exam?

[@riyandas9332]

@@pia91388 it took me around 3 months

[@DayoAworunse]

Congrats on passing. Here are my 2 cents being a Sr. Software Engineer and working under cloud providers. I have 3 AWS certs, letting the solutions architect expire a few weeks ago. They're somewhat worth it if you don't have a lot of experience to back up. They may give you an extra pay, but I found an employer and your team cares more if you actually know the services and concept rather than having the cert. We've come across people who have certs who have no idea what they're doing. Once you have experience under your belt, certifications are useless unless you want a DEEP DEEP dive on how to build environments/services.

[@vivygal]

Hello, I’ve been offered a place on two bootcamps, one deals mainly with azure and the other AWS. Career move, so no experience. Which do you think is better in terms of earning potential and career path for a newbie. I’m thinking I’d take this path then move into software dev later.

[@techwithsoleyman]

​@@vivygal I just launched my AWS Cloud Engineer Bootcamp, feel free to check it out and use code SOLEY20 for 20% off :D www.cloudengineercourse.com

[@gabethebabe3840]

I've been taking Jon bonso's practice exams. test number 5 I got a 72% and on test number six I got a 84%. So I thought I was ready to take the actual exam but then I went to whiz labs and I did horrible on their practice exams. Their exams seemed harder than bonso's. Do you think I should go ahead and take the actual exam or use whiz labs until I do good on their practice exams?

[@bavan1358]

Practice from examtopics and ur good to go

[@mastersteve10]

When is the Dev one coming?! I'm taking it in two weeks as I just pasted the Practitioner!

[@dhananjaymalhotra7854]

Hi Soleyman. I have 9.5 years of experience in the IT industry (software testing : UI and API). I am planning to take an AWS certification. However, I am not sure where to start. I have no work experience in cloud computing. Will it be wise to start with the preparation of Associate level certification directly? A lot of cloud practitioners are calling foundation level certification as skippable. Can you please provide your view point here?

[@CloudSecurityPodcast]

Congrats on passing your AWS Solutions Architect Associate Exam & Practitioner! Out of curiosity what was the motivation to sit for AWS exams as a software engineer? I talk about Cloud Security on my KZbin and that's how i came across your channel, keep up your awesome work!

[@ZaG-yo3fd]

I got a 649 with just ten hours study. Obviously failed it but wanted to get hands on experience with the questions and didn't mind dropping $150 just to see where I was at. I'm planning on retaking it very soon.

[@techwithsoleyman]

Give it another go I’m sure you will pass, for hands on experience with cloud then check out my course. cloudengineercourse.com

[@degreerising]

i couldnt clear in 2 attempts , mostly because could not finish exam in time. give tips for fast comprehension. generaly time is finish till question 45 ..total question are 65.. its almost 1/3 remains un attempted . practice tedt finish in 2 hrs but actual exam drains

[@DavidJonathan10]

Great content. Just that you don't include the links to resources mentioned in the videos as promised. @Soleyman Shahir

[@alexotoous]

where are the resources links in the description you promised

[@Lillith333]

passed my CCP with 2 weeks of prep on the first go without hands-on experience. I found Tutorials Dojo practice exams ($15) most useful and helped me a lot. If you go through all the mocks and reviews you should be fine. No point in spending extra money. I don't think the Udemy ones are worth the money. P.S. I have a CS degree so understood the concepts (but not how they applied to AWS). And to be fair did hard revision for a week before. I did the exam with check-in in about 35 minutes. So key takeaway for me is make sure you know the materials on tutorials dojo along with the free AWS resources and you should be fine.

[@lakshmiprabhakarkoppolu9100]

50% off voucher means , they have given another exam taking chance(&75+$75) ❤🎉

[@OTegaZoid]

As at today (look at the date) , pass score is 720 / 1000 . Good Luck

[@ThoughtfulTechyCloud]

Congrats on the pass 🙌

[@christembassy_alb]

Bro I took mine earlier today. I completed every question but while cross checking, I was timed out of course after 140 minutes. I didn’t hit submit. Will this still be graded?

[@techwithsoleyman]

Unlikely but let me know what happens?​ btw I just launched my AWS Cloud Engineer Bootcamp, feel free to check it out and use code SOLEY20 for 20% off :D www.cloudengineercourse.com

[@ammaransari931]

What was the end result bro?

[@spasiba820]

4:37 "any exam you take is all about memorizing the answers". Eh..it really isnt. Its all about verifying your existing knowledge that you've acquired practically, not by reading a question and memorizing the answer lol

[@newstation795]

Did you pass the test?

[@ant-dev]

​@@newstation795😵‍💫🤐🤐

[@YLprime]

I agree

[@spasiba820]

​@@newstation795 840

[@kayodeSuleOdu]

Soleyman, what is required for the foundation program.

[@cyclonus01]

How many weeks did you study for? I'm trying to knock it out in 6 weeks. Just passed CCP.

[@rajann777]

How did it go? I just passed, took 3 months after doing CCP

[@jaystamps7519]

Congratulations...im just now trying to go for my CP and then my SA...

[@ant-dev]

update??

[@ricorico222]

question why take it in korean if english is your native im assuming

[@techwithsoleyman]

Just wanted to

[@ricorico222]

@@techwithsoleyman where does this interest stem from, are you half korean or your learning korean? asking cause im taking microsoft fundamentals in japanese purely to keep my japanese up to scratch, wondering if i will regret it

[@quantribution]

Congratulations! I am studying for the AWS Solutions Architect Associate Exam (SAA-C03), which started on August 30th this year. Do you feel SAA-C03 will be harder than SAA-C02?

[@josephalan31]

I took it recently I feel like the complexity of implementation of various services remain the same but the usage of complex English words have been brought down significantly

[@learnfromramayan8176]

I took the exam they used the word "intermittently" I know different s3 storages but the word felt like "terminate" means archived. English is my second language and I feel stupid not knowing such a basic word. Even after knowing concepts couldnt answer due to damn word. I passed the exam anyway but I wont forget "intermittently" word till death.

[@aniketpurohit4739]

@@learnfromramayan8176 bother could guide me with how to prepare for exam i have completed Stephen marek course SAA-C03 FROM. Udemy...now how to approach for the exam not confident enough for this ??

[@learnfromramayan8176]

@@aniketpurohit4739 Thanks for the question. I prepared from a cloud guru and then practiced exam dumps. Yeah, the exam is a little tough because the questions lay very specific requirements and I have no in-hand experience with services. Try to differentiate all the services by a key point and you will pass. For eg CloudFront and global accelerator. a global accelerator is a superset so theoretically wherever the answer can be CloudFront, global accelerator can be an answer too. Now when to prefer CloudFront over globalX is tricky. Just know those tricks. Please don't mind my example because I just learned theory and have no experience but you can definitely clear exam through what I am trying to convey.

[@gulamgaous5032]

Any prior experience required for associate certification

[@mamneo2]

Only #12MonthsOfHandOnExperience in #AWS

[@Donwizzle]

Just passed my CCP Monday, onto my SAA next.

[@cc11197]

How long did you revise for that

[@Lillith333]

@@cc11197 I passed my CCP with 2 weeks of prep on the first go without hands-on experience. I found Tutorials Dojo practice exams ($15) most useful and helped me a lot. If you go through all the mocks and reviews you should be fine. No point in spending extra money. I don't think the Udemy ones are worth the money. P.S. I have a CS degree so understood the concepts (but not how they applied to AWS). And to be fair did hard revision for a week before. I did the exam with check-in in about 35 minutes. So key takeaway for me is make sure you know the materials on tutorials dojo along with the free AWS resources and you should be fine.

[@erionomeri007]

In Korean?

[@eliasperez5168]

They give us 130 minutes here in the US

[@Degree-lo8qf]

Thank you

[@cristiandiegovargas6836]

Congratulations from Argentina

[@techwithsoleyman]

Thanks! I just launched my AWS Cloud Engineer Bootcamp, feel free to check it out and use code SOLEY20 for 20% off :D www.cloudengineercourse.com

[@mamneo2]

Felicitaciones desde Chile 🖖

[@sunandamukherjee4732]

Nobody on earth can pass SAA CO3 in 7 days. Thats just to get more views and likes.

[@techwithsoleyman]

Keep coping

[@sunandamukherjee4732]

@@techwithsoleyman coping?

[@sunandamukherjee4732]

@@techwithsoleyman I passed on first chance but took lots of studies and hands on

[@user-vx7zh3is1n]

I'm certified in 24h 🤣

[@UIIHIIIH]

Completed the exam in "45 minutes" to "barely pass". Makes absolutely no sense. I assume you can't lie about the score but lie about the time you took to make your barely passing score look good.

[@techwithsoleyman]

😉

[@hindhilali2307]

Why are you talking so fast!!

[@techwithsoleyman]

Soz

[@auralplex]

You didn't learn shit in 7 days.

[@ant-dev]

😂😂😂😂😮

[@futurenoogler1028]

First

[@futurenoogler1028]

Like😎

[@asianking187]

What is the best place to start aws: Is it the cloud practitioner?

[@jasonstathoom5142]

Yes

[@wajahathashmi5954]

Share your linkedin, want to connect with you

[@mamneo2]

Incroyable.