I honestly really enjoyed studying and preparing for this test. I even enjoyed taking it a bit between all the stress. Im just glad I can move on to Core 2. Its pretty cool looking back on how much I learned studying for this. Now all those flash cards can go rot in my drawer.
Studied for a month. I did Dion’s course on Udemy and Messer’s on YouTube (took me 2 weeks to go through them), then I bought the 6 practice exams from Dion. I’d take an exam, see which objective was my weakest, re-study that objective using ChatGPT and YouTube videos, and try again. On my first practice exam I scored 60%, and on the 6th I scored 85%.
The exam was easier than I thought, but I was totally lost on the PBQs.
I’m currently studying for Core 2 and Network+ simultaneously (I have a college class that’s teaching me everything I need for Network+) hoping to get those out of the way by December.
Currently working in retail management, but desperately looking to jump into IT (help desk, network engineering, or cybersecurity).
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Passed Network+ and A+, only need Sec+ to complete the trifecta! Also have my CCP from AWS, I’m wondering how tough the Sec+ was in comparison to the network?
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