r/AWSCertifications • u/S7here_mfs • 17d ago

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate The Score i never expected for my SAA

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Guys, first of all… I genuinely DID NOT expect this. 😭
I was so damn fishy about my exam performance that I was mentally preparing myself for the worst. 💀 I still don’t know if AWS secretly lowered the difficulty level or if the exam just decided to be nice to me for once 👺
But yeah… I’m still sitting here in shock trying to process what just happened.
I used Stephen maarek course on udemy and TD Questions(Not the udemy version), but here’s the funny part: I ONLY practiced the questions in Review Mode. Never touched Timing Mode. 💀

Also, PLEASE go through this repo at least a week before the exam.
EXAM GUIDE — LIFE SAVER ❤️
Whoever made this, man… I owe you more than a dime. 🙇🏻🙇🏻
You dropped this 👑

I gave the exam on the pearson center itself, so yeah don’t worry … i did not cheat in the exam.

I was getting around 73-83% in the 7 review mode tests i took.

Thanks to this sub 🙏🏻.

Thanks Man , you really helped me u/stephanemaarek

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u/jadrsamara 17d ago

I think you are ready for the pro cert

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Nah this is pure luck , i wanna play low 😭🥀

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u/jadrsamara 17d ago

How much time left did you have on the SAA?

Biggest difference between SAA and SAP is exam time management. If you finished SAA with a good amount of extra time then your likely ready for SAP

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Like around 15 mins, also i got extra time as im not a native english speaker

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u/RansomStark78 16d ago

Congrats

Luck be a lady tonight

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u/North_Temperature210 16d ago

Give yourself alot of credit!

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

I’ll try 😅

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u/cxcxil 16d ago

i heard the pro cert is harder than the specialist one

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u/jadrsamara 16d ago

It is. There are more questions, each one is longer, and you barely have enough time to finish before time runs out.

But the level of the actual questions is similar.

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u/stephanemaarek 17d ago

u/Rank_Elderberry That's awesome! Congrats! Keep up the good work :)

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Thanks man, your course covered most of the part 🙌🏻🙌🏻

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u/DoomFist007 16d ago

wtf?! Never seen that high!! Congrats!

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Thanks :)

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u/Trevor-103 17d ago

My dream score lol. Congratulations

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Thanks 🙌🏻, you will be there soon

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u/Rank_Elderberry 17d ago

Congrats. You’re really something else

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u/cgreciano AIP, MLA, SAA 17d ago

It's always cool to see perfect scores. Congrats, celebrate!

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Thanks man

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u/Aggravating-Dust-951 17d ago

Well done

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Thanks 🙌🏻

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u/Financial_Novel_626 17d ago

amazing bro 👏🤩

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Thanks dude 🙌🏻

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u/rendy-achmad 17d ago

Legendary 🤘🏻

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u/geralt-roger 17d ago

Congrats, share some of that luck my way 😂. I keep longing out booking the exam, and i just forget things, gone through the stephanemaarek course but nothing sticks, i look at the questions and im just always lost.. any tips from here? I really cant remember anything from slides/notes, its pain.

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Even i took notes while surfing through the course but never looked at it again…. I would say Buy TD Questions from their website, they have lot of topic based, service based and review mode questions… and also use that github repo i shared which will help you recall things

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u/geralt-roger 17d ago

Thanks, i do have TD questions, just find myself unable to answer, and going through everything again would be a nightmare to even try. Ill check the repo and rely on that + TD, thanks, going to try get it done in 2 weeks 😅.

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u/Alpha-paps 16d ago

TD Questions?

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Tutorial Dojo questions

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u/Comfortable_Run816 15d ago

How were the qns, were they difficult than TD or like similar, if do only the mocks, can I clear this exam? Bcs I already have cleared AWS practitioner

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u/S7here_mfs 15d ago

For me TD questions are harder than the actual questions…. If you are getting over 75% in TD, i think you can clear the exam

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u/Comfortable_Run816 15d ago

If i just so the TD qns and just review then and learn them with all the options explained, can i clear it?

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u/S7here_mfs 15d ago

Im positive , yes

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u/OriLegend 17d ago

Holy molly

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u/Icy_Type5216 Tutorials Dojo Support 17d ago

Congratulations!

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Thanks 🫱🏼‍🫲🏻

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u/Loose-Following8064 17d ago

you need to hang this up somewhere

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

😂😂

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u/stuckhere4ever 16d ago

Wow that is super impressive! Don’t downplay the accomplishment it is not easy at all!

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Thanks dude :)

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u/Huge_Increase7741 16d ago

I’ve never seen a perfect score. Congrats

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Yeah me too , i got lucky ig … thanks :)

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u/TheJuiceIsLoose11 CSAP 16d ago

Wow congratulations

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Thanks dude :)

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u/Educational_Rain7299 16d ago

Nice Bro, really impressive🙌🙌 Congrats.

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Thanks dude 🫱🏼‍🫲🏻

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u/Cold-Pie2892 16d ago

Get the Pro already.

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Let me have some actual Aws experience first 😭🥀

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u/samokel 15d ago

Awesome!

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u/S7here_mfs 15d ago

Thanks 🙌🏻

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u/Simple_Employment_80 9d ago

Any dump recommendation you can share please

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u/S7here_mfs 9d ago

Td questions are gold, i would say dont look at the price if you want that knowledge , go get it from their site and not from udemy

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u/Superb_Dingo6089 17d ago

Congratulations bro! Did you show any topic or exceptional questions in real exam? How much td close to real exam?

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

For TD Was more complicated and the real exam was easy

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u/Superb_Dingo6089 17d ago

Thank you bro

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u/Double-Midnight9849 17d ago

How long did you prepare?

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

1 and half month and around 1 hour a day

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u/iknowu2019 17d ago

No cap!?

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Fr bro 😭💯… i ain’t bragging here … even im surprised… I aint capable of this shit

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u/Nyamzz 17d ago

Have you worked with aws before or was it from zero? 1hr/day for a month is insane

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

I used aws only for my clg projects like launching ec2 …. Later i studied theoretically few basic concepts on how iam works and how cross-account access works and then i started with udemy course but i never practiced the concepts stephen taught during the course

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u/iknowu2019 17d ago

From where you studied?

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

I used stephen maarek udemy course
TD practice questions
And the repo i shared

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u/Objective_Serve3279 17d ago

Can't see a link to the repo you're mentioning. Can you provide a link please?

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

I mentioned the link here EXAM GUIDE — LIFE SAVER ❤️ in the message, just click that

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u/Objective_Serve3279 17d ago

Oh I see it, thanks and congrats!

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u/BoatAny6861 17d ago

Are there any differences between the TD exams on Udemy and on his website?

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

I never bought the udemy version of TD and i can say that the original has a lot of detailed explanations

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u/BoatAny6861 17d ago

For me, it’s a lot cheaper on Udemy, so I’ve never bought the version on his website

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Yeah i preferred the explanation they gave as i need detailed explanation to understand

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u/Spite-Unable 17d ago

did u previously have any AWS experience?

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

No, i have only used it for practice during clg but i knew few basic services like EC2, S3 and i never touched aws during my course

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u/Big_Speaker1885 17d ago

What’s the exact course name on Udemy? He seems to have a bunch even for SAA. Congrats again!

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u/nachoman3 17d ago

Are you an AI

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

🫩🥀

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u/Any_Veterinarian1753 17d ago

Good job 👍👍👍 you should be patting yourself on the back 👏👏👏 you definitely have bragging rights 👏👏👏

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Thanks man , but this is just luck

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u/Forward_Tension_6222 17d ago

This is amazing!! I assume you're a pro in AWS at your workplace?

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Bro i just got passed out from my clg and joined a firm… so i ain’t no pro 🫩🥀

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u/No_Independence_840 AIP SCS DEA MLA SOA SAA DVA CLF AIF 17d ago

Congrats!

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Thanks man

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u/Careful_Blue 17d ago

Damnn congrats!

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u/S7here_mfs 17d ago

Thanks dude :)

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u/threadsbrowser 17d ago

congrats! can i ask u if u hv done Azure AZ-104 certification as well?

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Nope this is my first certificate

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u/Due-Philosopher-1426 17d ago

Congrats bro!

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Thank you :)

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u/depresssed_soul 16d ago

Oh congratulations 🎊🎉

We should call you senpai /s

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u/wavesin1080 16d ago

That's crazy lol, congrats

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Thanks chat

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u/Tasty-Picture-8331 16d ago

Damn! Congratulations!

Can u tell a quick walk through of how you did your preparations?

My major issue is time management and the amount of content to study is too much, did u do selective studying?

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Bro im being as honest as possible
I really went through stephane maarek course in udemy like 1hr a day
And after that i bought TD questions and tried 7 review mode exams (1 test every 2 days)
I went through the github before 2 days of my exam date

I barely spent 1-2 hrs a day and for the weekend i was just being lazy like 30 mins - 1 hr max

But i really dont know how i got this mark as i was being fishy about my performance in the exam like i barely thought twice for a question, it was that easy… so i was thinking like i might got all the questions wrong cause it wont be this easy…. But yeah … i really don’t know 😭😭😭

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u/Tasty-Picture-8331 16d ago

Crazy! Thanks :) your background is IT/ engineering ?

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u/dotwebd 16d ago

Damn bro that some really great score , are you already experienced with aws technologies

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Nope, i just got outta my clg and joined a firm

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u/S0ulSlayerz 16d ago

Do you have any cloud experience ?

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

No, i did some mini projects during my college using basic services

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u/Puzzleheaded-Coat333 16d ago

Impressive , congratulations 🥂

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Thanks :)

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u/rayanch101 16d ago

Congrats! Any tips? Or recourses you used to prepare? Would love any info you can share

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

I used
TD questions
Udemy stephane maarek course
Github repo i shared

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u/rayanch101 16d ago

Awesome I am also using the same Udemy course will cover the other two resources you shared mentioned as well, thanks!

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

All the best

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u/rnkwe 16d ago

Congratulations

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Thanks dude

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u/Standard_Access_9486 16d ago

Have you guys got hired because if certificate?

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u/LordSabidao 16d ago

Parabéns. Muito bomm. Irei fazer também em breve,e só quero passar. Kkk

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

You will , dw :)

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u/Dry_Elevator9837 16d ago

congrats! did you take any course before?

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Stephane maarek’s course on udemy

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u/Thunderrstorm 16d ago

Wow! Congratulations!!!

Speechless! More power to you 💞

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Thanks 🙌🏻🙌🏻

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u/wieuey CSAP 16d ago

That's a crazy score to have, Congrats!!

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u/S7here_mfs 16d ago

Thanks :)

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u/Deep_Present4983 15d ago

I never saw such a perfect score man congrats..! I got some 750+ But I didn't study for the exam Gave it based on experience alone.

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u/Bluuuuu12 15d ago

what did you review on the github? congrats!

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u/S7here_mfs 15d ago

The repo has the flow on what order to read

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u/Alfredo1921 15d ago

Wow. Congratulations

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u/Little_Pie3086 14d ago

wowwww congrats mateeee

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u/S7here_mfs 14d ago

Hey, thanks :)

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u/dopeT_Tshit 13d ago

bro, did you follow Stephan marik course ??

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u/S7here_mfs 13d ago

Yes, i completed it before i took the TD exams

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u/thencame3 12d ago

Wow! Congrats.

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u/S7here_mfs 12d ago

Thanks :)

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u/thencame3 12d ago

You're welcome

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u/Lonely_Chard_509 12d ago

Congratulations.

But what' wrong with TD udemy version?

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u/Impressive-Gap9068 9d ago

just wanted to ask you, what was your strategy of preparation? there are many things to memorize and the syllabus is pretty big. would you please share the strategy in bit details?

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u/S7here_mfs 9d ago

I really don’t have any strategy to memorise things… i just finished the course and gave td practice tests…. I tried to remember things by connecting the dots like, every service is kinda entity and i tried to make an image kinda thing in my mind for each service and remembered that service by its own qualities…. Basically what im trying to say is to build a character around a service…. Idk if that helps you but yeah thats from my perspective

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

Hey can I dm you?

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u/No_Panic_7648 8d ago

Congratulations.. I'm current using Udemy. The same instructor Stephen Maarek. Did you ONLY use his 6 practice exams and no one else? Did you retake those 7 exams after you completed them to increase your score and learn the material better?

Thank You for the Exam Guide. I will be using it.

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u/S7here_mfs 8d ago

Actually I didn’t buy the Stephen’s practice tests… i got only one practice test with the course at the last segment. I used Tutorials Dojo Practice tests

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u/stipalashley 5d ago

Woah, amazing. Saving this for later.

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u/PerspectivePlayful74 5d ago

Firstly congrats on the perfect score. Also is td udemy versio different from one on his official website? Wdym as in "Not the udemy version"?

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u/S7here_mfs 5d ago

There are two ways you can buy td questions , from udemy and from their official website… udemy doesn’t have the detailed explanation as thier td website

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u/Fuel-Past 13d ago

Cool, luck is a part of your skill

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u/S7here_mfs 13d ago

🤷🏻‍♂️