Passed MS-102 - What a beast of an exam...
Passed the MS-102 yesterday with an 802 on my second attempt. I’m pretty happy about it because this exam was a beast. It is not only broad, but it also goes deep into many Microsoft 365 topics.
I studied for about five months total. I took my first attempt after four months and barely failed. After another three to four weeks of studying, I passed.
Even though I work in Microsoft 365 every day, I still found this to be one of the more challenging exams. Hands-on experience is a must. I highly recommend creating your own Microsoft 365 tenant with the 30-day E5 trial and using ChatGPT to build practice labs.
One thing I learned after passing is that MS-102 by itself does not give you the Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert certification. You still need to complete one of the prerequisite exams.
For me, the next step is SC-300, Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator. From what I’ve read, there is about 40–50% crossover with MS-102, so my goal is to study and take it within the next 30 days.
How I prepared for the exam
-MS Learn
-Created my own MS365 Tenant by signing up for a 30 day trial with an E5 license
-Used Chatgpt to create labs based on the exam requirements
-For practice questions I used MeasureUp Practice which seem harder then the actually test itself, MS practice Tests and Chatgpt
-for Vids I used MS-102 Course with SIM on Udemy by John Christopher and the MS-102 MS365 admin Course playlist from Cloud 365 Training on YouTube