I received an azure exam voucher after i attended the ai fest thing , and it has an expiry date so the max i could select was till 18 that is what I did now can i reschedule it ? Or no ?
Hi everyone,
I wanted to share that I recently passed my AZ-305 exam. After passing AZ-104 in mid-August, I started the Microsoft Learn self-paced course for AZ-305 in September. I was not very consistent with daily learning but eventually got through the coursework by 9/18. While I was studying the course I was updating my written notes (a total of about 1200 bullet points) as well as updating a Chat-GPT agenda. Any time that I was curious about how something worked (beyond what was described on Learn) I would ask GPT and then drill in further with examples. I used MeasureUp (subscription) to take 5 practice exams and read every missed question's explanation.
While I did not feel 100% ready, I wanted to at least attempt this exam in September while I still had my student discount. If I had to pay the full price, I would probably be more anxious and procrastinated for several more months.
My exam started immediately with a multiple question case study and then it went into the normal questions. I finished the questions with 15 minutes remaining and I took that time to review 15 marked questions which I only changed maybe 1 or 2.
Glad I spent time to learn about Virtual Wan vs Route Server, ExpressRoute vs VPN, Event Grid vs Event Hub vs Service Queue, App Service vs AKS vs ACI, Front Door vs Traffic Manager.
I am grateful for the community of support and encouragement that I have found here. It is inspiring to see how others have similar challenges and fears about the process.
Score: 771/1000
Just passed SC-200 (yay!). I did the bulk of my studying in the last couple days before the exam and still cleared it comfortably, but that was almost entirely because of what I was already bringing to the table, not because 2-day cramming is gouda. Writing this up because every "I passed" post I read before the exam either undersold the difficulty or made it sound impossible (except for a few, but even those weren't applicable to me given my background which is at the bottom) at least to me, and I feel obligated to give my own opinion.
What does the internet think about the SC-200 versus what I thought about it:
I think everybody thinks that the SC-200 was only really about KQL, when the truth is, there seems to be much more now on roles, permissions required, scoping, and where everything is. I felt like I overstudied KQL and understudied the actual permissions required to get through to everything, but I still had those down so I was ok, just not great.
What I used:
MS Learn SC-200 - I used it at the start just to get used to things.
John Savill's playlist for SC-200 - helped expose stuff I didn't know.
SC-200 Dojo - THIS WAS THE BEST RESOURCE FOR ME. They cost like $15, but are well worth it. After reading that particular reddit post and seeing the exams so highly rated, I went through them because it felt like I was missing a huge chunk of what I was expected to understand. Those tests did the trick well, and if I had a few more days with them, I very strongly believe I would have scored maybe 50 to 100 points higher (a pass is a pass tho :0 ).
KC7 - if you don't have any experience at all with KQL, there's this I guess. You should already have experience in KQL in some form, but if not, KC7 is the way to go, and you will want to be using it 1-2 weeks in advance at a minimum even for cramming.
What do I recommend:
Don't be like me and cram it in 2 days for no reason. Spread it over at minimum 2-3 weeks to guarantee a pass with strong enough background. It's not really that the content is hard to memorize in one shot, but instead that being able to think about what Microsoft wants from you in each question is important to build up, and I've already went through multiple certifications that did that to me. IF YOU MUST CRAM: Binge John Savill while doing other work (or practice KC7 / explore the products), go do practice tests on MSFT practice exams for SC-200 (get a bare minimum of 70%), then run through SC-200 Dojo. There's also the mobile app for SC-200 Dojo, but it's very limited.
My thoughts on this exam and what I did + Background:
Genuinely I am so braindead for doing this to myself, but I'm glad I passed. I just did it because I had to use the voucher from AI skills fest. Thankfully, I was put on as a security analyst at the college I study at currently, which brings me to more of my background -
I'm a freshman in college, please DON'T take it as a freshman in college lol.
As i was put onto being a sec-analyst, I was only able to hit sentinel for about 4 weeks, but even that was very limited because of in-house tooling made by the team. Only really got to it on the week before my exam. Certs: Sec+, Net+. Not MSFT but still good.
Overall, a 771 isn't something that crazy, but I was lowkey scared off of the youtube horror videos of people taking it twice and getting like a 600 two times in a row, or that one dude that crammed it in a week and got a 400 or so. So yeah, not the best conditions to study and go for it. If my voucher didn't expire that early, I would be cruising for sure. So please, learn from my dumbassery.
Hello guys, i'm preparing to take the Azure AI-103 exam but i'm having a hard time finding free mock exams or mock questions. I don't have much time to revise so this is crucial.
If you have any resources please help me out and thank you.
Passed SC-300 today with a 785.
A few things that helped me:
Some areas I focused on while studying:
Biggest takeaway for me was understanding when to use each feature and how the pieces fit together, rather than just memorizing definitions.
For exam day, I’d also say manage your time carefully and read the instructions for each section before moving forward.
Overall, portal familiarity + scenario practice + targeted drills helped me the most.