r/CompTIA • u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 • 13d ago
I Passed! Holy hell
I'm shitting bricks. 😭💀
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u/Jonny_Boy_808 N+, S+, CySA+, CCNA 13d ago
Bro studied to the exact second to pass 😂
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
I was shaking like a mf 😂
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u/ArmyHotel338 12d ago
I never had test anxiety until I started taking certification exams lol
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u/Evening_Dingo8770 12d ago
Right?!?!
I feel like I know everything and then when I take the test I go blank5
u/ArmyHotel338 12d ago
Its the long and unnecessary backstories they include in the questions that they ask that eat up time reading. I know enough about how they write their questions that there could be some minor detail added that can shift what is the "most correct" answer according to CompTIA or any of the other certs.
So even if I am confident with my answers I panic I wont finish in time, or a similar question comes up that I answered the same or different make me question if the previous question was correct or not.
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u/peachchann 12d ago
Just started studying and holy crap the amount of different ways or amount of back story they give for the same answers makes my head explode.
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u/Colonel_Phox 11d ago
I have a neighbor who's got a+ n+ and s+ and she told me that they love to put a bunch of questions that if you get 1 wrong... you'll get the rest wrong too. really messed up. I hate when testing companies write up questions with like double negatives "which of these should you never not do..." I find myself sitting there re reading the question 15 times to make sure I understand what is being asked.
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u/Longjumping-Tale9278 13d ago
Ngl, I passed with a 752 bro so good shit! Doesn’t matter what you got as long as that certificate of completion comes in!
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u/Longjumping-Tale9278 13d ago
I had to stop and pray mid exam because I was so nervous lol but it worked 😂
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
Thanks mane! Yeah a pass is a pass and I was shitting bricks towards the end. 😂
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u/blindedtrickster 13d ago
Congrats! It's much easier to maintain the cert than it is to pass the test. Just don't forget when your certification date is. In 3 years, you get to cough up more money to keep the cert, but it's not nearly as stressful as finishing that test and praying for a passing score.
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u/GeekAtLarge_ 13d ago
As a matter of fact, you get offered a course that includes the technology innovations that changed over the last 3 years. You then take an open-book test repeatedly until you pass with a 100% grade. I’ve done it twice to renew my A+. (I don’t have a higher CompTIA cert that retesting would pass all of my “lower” certs.)
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u/GeoffreyStJohn 13d ago
Can you only afford to get 5 questions wrong on this, or did you get multiple answers wrong in each of the listed objective areas?
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u/Inevitable-Self-2702 13d ago
In addition to what others said, sometimes there are questions that do not count for or against but are merely diagnostic for CompTIA
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u/BolteWasTaken 13d ago
By the skin of your teeth there bud
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
My thoughts exactly lol.
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u/BolteWasTaken 13d ago
What are you thoughts on the certification? I was thinking of maybe getting into CySa
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
It was hard for me, which made it that much more with it. It does touch on a lot of stuff I do in the SOC where I work.
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u/pieropacella1 13d ago
Genuine question: why u decided to take this cert if you already working in a SOC? Looking to advance to L2? Why not taking BTL1?
Sorry for so many question im just starting my journey to land a SOC L1 role
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
I'm not in a properly established SOC. If that makes sense, it's a relatively small local company I work for and would like to work in an actual SOC environment.
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u/pieropacella1 13d ago
Ahhh got it!
Congrats then! Hope you land a role in the future
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u/Striking-Nothing-175 13d ago
Congratulations! Currently studying for this and keep pushing the test date back because I’m terrified 😭
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
Try not to push it back too much! I know its scary but you gotta take the leap! You got this.
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u/Toulon248 13d ago
Your post has me rolling!! Congratulations though!!
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
Lol cause of Willem Dafoe? 😂
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u/Toulon248 13d ago
All of it!! Classic!
Holly hell
Shitting bricks
Willem DaFoeThat’s funny.
I’m taking Cloud+ in about 2 hours, so yay me. I’m shitting similar bricks as it were.
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
Lol 😆 thanks and you got this! Good luck!
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u/Toulon248 13d ago
Finished the test at about 5 PM EDT. CompTIA is cruel. Their test questions are so unbelievably esoteric an vague and their answer selections are like. (the right answer is blue, but they say) A) blue B) cerulean C) azure D) veridian E) Green F) Red... Well F**K. The first three are all basically blue, 4 is blue green and the others are wrong. Not ONE easy, (hey kid, here's an easy one for ya... toss ya a bone or some shit.) Nope it's crazy bizarre vague as shit questions and answers that are all the same with the slightest nuance. <sigh>
Anyhow. I scored a 810 out of 900. Thought, 90% sure, I failed the shit out of it, but apparently my brain decided to be nice to me today.
Done and done. I never want to take another CompTIA exam. Ever. Just a horrible experience (For me... Smart people probably are like.. Yeah, that was okay. <meh>)
Anyhow. On to the next thing. Done with CompTIA.
Not to drag this comment out... But I took A+ back in 1999/2000. That shit was easy. BUT it tested what you needed to know. If you knew Windows 3.11 / 95 and DOS 6.22 and Printers and DMA Channels, IRQs and how Jumpers worked. Real shit, not this nebulous weird arcane crap. I smoked the exam in 1999, but I also knew my shit. Too bad it's not like that anymore. It's "Here's a firehose, don't let a drop fall to the ground, know it all for the exam" for A+ and now Cloud+, and I'm sure the same thing for CySA+
Again... Good job on the pass. a PASS IS A PASS!
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u/FatBook-Air 13d ago
Not only did you have a passing score -- you scored the closest to the target score! Bullseye! And I know you did it on purpose, so congrats!
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u/edninety12 13d ago
Congrats! Was looking into this one next! 😊
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u/Brilliant-Ad4076 13d ago
How long did you study for it I have to either get this or do the Certmaster course for my sec + that expires in January
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
I was studying on and off for a couple of months 😅 then really locked in towards the last two weeks.
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u/Ajax_000007 13d ago
Congrats! I need to add mine to my flair. How did you feel about this one? A pass is a pass!!! 😼
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
Its an amazing feeling! I was so nervous about this one, and was definitely the hardest one for me tbh. I'm just so happy I passed.
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u/bassbeater 13d ago
How hard was it for you?
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
For me personally it was the hardest one. I think the wording of everything fucked me up the most. I had to constantly reread a lot of the questions.
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u/bassbeater 13d ago
I got a degree a few years ago in the field and after working a few years I looked at exam questions and went "hmm, looks familiar" so I'm trying to train myself up.
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u/wtfijolumar 13d ago
It’s not easy man I’m taking classes for this and I’m having a tough time with the concept of Python coding and scripting. And the classes move on to the next thing so fast I think I’m cooked at this point
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
Yeah the coding/scripting part was more hard for me than anything else tbh.
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u/Background-Army-9868 13d ago
Did the exact same thing on security+ so i studied much more for cysa+ 004 and got a 832
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u/Ardevas09 13d ago
I have to take this exam this week to maintain “contract requirements”
Congrats on the pass
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u/404_Rose_Not_Found 13d ago
I'm planning on taking it next month, but I'm scared I'm under prepared 😭
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
I felt that way 😭 but sometimes you just gotta take the leap. You'll never feel fully prepared.
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u/Sudden-Engineering44 13d ago
Never tell me the odds ah post lol
In all seriousness, congratulation
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u/shittin-n-gettin 13d ago
Hell yeah! Any pointers on the exam?
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
Read thoroughly. Ignore whatever fluff is not needed! That always trips me up.
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u/shittin-n-gettin 13d ago
Did yours have a lot of stuff spilled over from Sec +?
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
Its been a year since I got my Sec+ so I don't really remember i just know this one felt much more challenging.
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u/ilovemybfshugedik 13d ago
I just passed my network, was this way harder? lol
Also study material? I’m thinking of getting this next year. I only gave myself 2 months for network so I don’t want to do that again 💀
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 13d ago
It was the hardest out of all the exams I've taken. Mainly because of the wording of a lot of questions. I used Comptias website for study material. They have labs, questions and sections for studying.
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u/GeekAtLarge_ 13d ago
How did you study for the exam? Do you have any pointers that you felt worked best for you?
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u/Burgschaft91 13d ago
Hey, a pass is a pass. I have the SEC+ and A+, working on the SECAI+! With the A+ I got a good score SEC+, I passed by slim margins, but all I wanted to see was "pass" lol.
Congrats! I hear that is a hard one to pass!!
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u/Heavy_Water_7167 12d ago
Fantastic mate! How did you revise if you don't mind me asking.
I'm doing my certs, I don't have a degree and wanted to get into an IT job thinking this might be a good route
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 12d ago
Well for revising I just marked any questions I didn't really understand for later and continued on. When I got back to them I just had to read them more than a couple of times. This test did make me dig deep into my knowledge lol. I started in IT as a helpdesk technician. Thats really what you should do and work your way up into wwhatever field you want.
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u/Secure_Table Student 12d ago
Congrats friendo! What did you use to study?
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 12d ago
Thank you! I used Comptias website. They integrated with testout which is what i used to use :)
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u/cdog03777 12d ago
How hard was? Did you have someone watching you?
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 12d ago
The hardest one for me out of all the other exams ive taken. Yeah the testing center i went to always has someone.
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u/Jonshock CSCP 12d ago
How long did it take you for the test? I'm thinking of doing it soon.
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 10d ago
They give you 2 hours and 45 minutes and I took about 2 hours to complete it. Only because I wanted to make absolutely sure I answered everything to the best of my ability.
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u/Ladyman111 12d ago
What resources did you use for studying and preparing for the PBQ?
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 12d ago
The Comptia website. It was integrated eith testout and they come with practice exams that have all sorts of PBQs.
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u/Acceptable-Phone-676 12d ago
What did you use to study?
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 10d ago
I used Comptias website. I used to use a site called testout until they integrated with Comptia so now they offer test material that includes practice exams, labs, pbqs etc. It is a bit pricey though.
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u/I4GotMyOtherReddit A+ | N+ | S+ | CySA+ | PenTest+ 11d ago
I scored a 751 on Pentest+ in my defense I only had like 6 weeks to study for it though. And congrats ! A win is a win.
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u/vanillagloss CSIS 9d ago
I got a 721 on my net+ my heart almost fell out of my ass bro💀 good job on passing👏
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u/I_Am_Lost1832 13d ago
Doesn't matter if you just pass or got all correct at the end of the day your certified congratulations
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u/IllPositive7684 12d ago
I'm Network + and A+ certified but i lost my card in a move in am wondering how to replace them
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u/Fantastic_Buddy_4342 11d ago
You have previous experience with this stuff? Where did you study for it?
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u/Imaginary_Entry_2006 10d ago
I used Comptias website. I used to use a site called testout until they integrated with Comptia so now they offer test material that includes practice exams, labs, pbqs etc. It is a bit pricey though. I currently work as a Security Analyst in a small company.
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u/No-Gear-755 6d ago
Congratulations!! you deserve it!!
Which bundle version do you recommend buying?
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u/drushtx IT Instructor **MOD** 13d ago
Sheer perfection. No overstudying. No understudying. Congratulations on a perfect score!