
AWS SAA-C03 - Passed
First, I want to say, 'THANK YOU' to this subreddit. I could not done it without all of the information shared in this group. Happy to say that I pass the exam today!
I'll share my training path as it my prove informative to others. For context, I've worked with AWS for years, had a certified cloud practioner cert that lapsed and currently have the GenAI practioner ('25) and Data Engineer associate('24).
- 2026-07-20 - Started Stephane Maarek's course
- 2026-08-12 - Finished Stephane Maarek's course
- 2026-08-13 - Took the official study questions from AWS - 40%
- 2026-08-17 - Reviewed my notes. Took a few practice questions on Tutorials Dojo
- 2026-08-18 - Took the 1st Tutorials Dojo practice test - 66%
- reviewed my wrong and flagged answers
- 2026-08-19 - Took the 2nd Tutorials Dojo practice test - 62%
- reviewed my wrong and flagged answers, rewatch appropriate Maarek videos and Google/Gemini'd anything else.
- 2026-08-20 - Passed the exam.
I found the Tutorials Dojo exams to be a reasonable proximation of the real exam. I think the biggest reason my score went up was because of how much I was able to address after the practice runs.
Also, time management is key. At the halfway mark, I realized I needed to speed up to make sure I could cover all of the questions. Ironically, I felt more confident in these answers; perhaps because I didn’t have time to second guess myself.
Thanks again everyone!