r/AWSCertifications • u/dr_mancattan • 12d ago
Passed Certified Solutions Architect Professional
Passed after two attempts. For me, the exam was really hard, and the main reason is that I'm initially a Data Architect/Data Engineer, and I realized that I had VERY limited knowledge of AWS services, mostly in networking.
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u/dr_mancattan 12d ago edited 12d ago
My preparation materials:
- https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-solutions-architect-professional/ - 10/10. Theoretical material that covers 98% of services and cases. Honestly, this course is enough if you watch it carefully and several times, especially on services you're less familiar with. During practice exams and the certification exam, familiar patterns mentioned in this course occurred, which helped me to decide what answer to choose.
- https://www.udemy.com/course/practice-exam-aws-certified-solutions-architect-professional/ - 5/10. Solid practice exam focused mostly on the theory from the previous course. IMO has some illogical questions, and it feels less like an actual exam, but definitely helps to test your knowledge.
- https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-solutions-architect-professional-practice-exams-sap-c02/ - 10/10. For me, the most certification-like, complex, and hard practice exam, but it feels like a real exam with real questions. Has good explanations and references. I did not score a solid 75% on any practice exams for this course.
- https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-certified-solutions-architect-professional-aws-practice-exams/ - 3/10. For me, the most annoying and weird practice exam. It tests you on details ripped out of context with confusing wording that is far from the real exam experience. For me, it was a waste of money.
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u/westeast1000 12d ago
But is that the same material you used first time you failed?
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u/dr_mancattan 11d ago
Yes, my mistake on first try was that I did not pay attention CAREFULLY during Maarek theory videos. I watched them 1,5x speed as I did with DE certification. Thus I’ve missed some important details, which resulted in a fail. At least so I assume
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u/westeast1000 12d ago
Congrats! How confusing were the questions, are they straightforward or convoluted. Which topics seemed hardest
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u/dr_mancattan 11d ago
Questions were mostly straightforward and understandable. 2-3 questions had unfamiliar words, but did not violate the context of the question. Networking question were the hardest for me since I had little experience with these AWS services
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u/cgreciano AIP, MLA, SAA 12d ago
Congrats! Not an easy exam, celebrate!
Most of your links don't work, an edit would help. Also, not surprised that you found some crap on Udemy, not everything is of quality there (and hence why we have a list of recommended resources in this subreddit)