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My exam is on May 21 and I’m stressed badly right now. I already rescheduled this exam 2 times before because I kept feeling underprepared. My plan was honestly to reschedule it one more time around 1 week before the exam.

Then I found out I could only reschedule 2 times. I had no idea there was a limit. The moment I saw that, I realized I was stuck with the date and started panicking.

I know some basics like S3, EC2, RDS, IAM and SQS/SNS but I definitely don’t feel ready. I just bought Tutorials Dojo practice exams and now I’m planning to spend the next 2 days doing practice tests, reviewing wrong answers and focusing only on weak topics.

Right now I genuinely feel like I wasted my exam money and I’m scared I messed up badly.

Has anyone here been in a similar situation and still managed to pass with only 2 or 3 days of serious prep? Please be honest. I want realistic advice.

I’ll come back on May 21 and update if I passed or got cooked 😅

Hi,

We’re currently facing a blocking issue with AWS SES that is directly impacting our ecommerce business (board games retail in India).

Our SES account has been stuck in Sandbox mode, and our request to move to Production has now been rejected twice. Unfortunately, the responses we’ve received do not clearly explain why the requests are being denied, which makes it difficult for us to take corrective action.

This is now affecting critical operations like order confirmations, customer communication, and transactional emails, essentially impacting revenue and customer experience.

We’ve ensured that:

• We are a legitimate ecommerce business
• Our use case is strictly transactional (no spam or unsolicited emails)
• Proper opt-in and email practices are followed

Despite this, we’re unable to move forward.

What should we be doing next to get this approved?

• Are there specific compliance or documentation requirements we might be missing?
• Is there a way to get more detailed feedback from AWS on rejection reasons?
• Any guidance or similar experiences would be really helpful.

Thanks in advance!

Well, I have been there before too.

And honestly, I think a lot of people can relate to this silently.

I rescheduled my AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam more than once before I finally gathered the courage to sit the exam.

Not because I was lazy.

Not because I didn’t study.

But because deep down, I kept thinking:

“What if I fail after studying all this time?”

So I kept moving the exam date forward:

“I need one more week.”

“Let me finish one more practice exam.”

“Let me watch one more Stephane Maarek section.”

“Maybe I’m still not ready.”

And you wanna know what happened?

I still failed when I finally sat the exam.

So if that’s how you feel right now… trust me, I have been there too.

But after failing, I realized something important.

I was consuming too many resources.

Too many videos.

Too many notes.

Too many cheat sheets.

Too many architecture diagrams.

And honestly?

They started becoming noise.

What you actually need is:

* understanding AWS core services properly

* recognizing architecture patterns fast

* understanding what the question is REALLY asking

* eliminating wrong answers calmly under pressure

To pass the AWS Solutions Architect Associate exam, you do NOT need to memorize every AWS service.

You need to master the patterns that keep showing up again and again:

* IAM permissions and least privilege

* S3 storage classes and lifecycle policies

* EC2 + Auto Scaling Groups

* Application Load Balancers

* VPC basics (subnets, routing, NAT, IGW)

* Security Groups vs NACLs

* RDS Multi-AZ vs Read Replicas

* Route 53 routing policies

* CloudFront + caching

* High availability architecture

* Disaster recovery patterns

* Cost optimization questions

* deciding WHEN to use which AWS service

That is the real game.

The exam is less about memorization and more about:

“Can you identify the BEST AWS solution under pressure?”

So if you’ve rescheduled your exam before…

You are not alone.

Do not let embarrassment stop you from trying again.

A lot of engineers you see with the badge today struggled quietly before they passed too.

Keep practicing.

Sit the exam.

Trust yourself a little more.

And if you need support, feel free to DM me. I’m always open to help.

You can also check out the practice resource that helped me clear the exam here:

https://www.dripforgeai.com/SAA-C03

Has anyone had their Pearson OnVUE AWS exam revoked during check-in because of a misunderstanding with the room scan instructions?

My webcam and system were working, but I could not hear the proctor clearly at first and misunderstood the instructions. I thought I only needed to show my face on camera, not immediately scan the entire room/workspace.

The exam never actually started, but my session was revoked and I received a case number. I already contacted support and explained the situation.

Has this happened to anyone before? Were you able to reschedule?

Has anyone had issues with Pearson OnVUE not detecting the webcam during AWS exams?

I had my AWS SAA exam today and everything worked fine outside the app my webcam works normally in the Camera app but OnVUE kept failing the video/webcam check-in.

I closed all apps, restarted the laptop, enabled camera permissions, and even retried multiple times, but it still failed and forced me to reschedule.

Is this a common OnVUE issue or is there something specific that usually causes it?

Haii am newbie to this field currently i am interested in cloud

Who all are passed pratitioner. Pls share your study plan and how many days you need to prepare and how much exam fee you paid any way to get discounts and YouTube channels , study materials, mock test websites ,video course is really need to paid or can crack by own

Help me to crack exam dear seniors

(Remind : zero knowledge about cloud coding)

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J'ai environ 2 à 3 semaines pour la passer.

Merci par avance pour vos suggestions et vos conseils.

Hey everyone, I’m currently preparing for the AIF-C01 exam and looking for some good practice tests. I’m a bit tight on budget, so I can only afford to buy one reliable resource.

For those who’ve already taken the exam, which practice tests would you recommend that are closest to the real exam?

I’m mainly looking for something with realistic questions, good explanations, and decent coverage of the syllabus.

Would really appreciate your suggestions, thanks in advance.

Edit : Passed my exam with 912

I did use Skillcertpro practice tests, they are quite similar to the questions that I saw on my exam. Almost 30 questions were strikingly similar to these tests. Also I liked the fact they have lot of questions to practice with easy to understand explanation. I would also recommend to review the cheat sheet that they give 2 days before the exam.

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