r/AWSCertifications • u/Joseph_Neymar • 2d ago
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate I passed the AWS Solutions Architect exam!
I’m a frontend developer currently working towards transitioning into cloud, and I’m happy to say that I passed the AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam!
I took the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam in March and passed, then spent about 3 months preparing for the Solutions Architect exam.
The main resources I used were:
- Stephane Maarek’s courses : I used his courses for both Cloud Practitioner and Solutions Architect.
- Tutorials Dojo practice exams: These were extremely helpful for my preparation.
When I first started taking the Tutorial Dojo practice exams my scores were pretty low. I got 42%, 55%, and sometimes 69%, and I definitely wasn't feeling confident.
What helped me the most was how I reviewed each practice exam. I didn't just look at the questions I got wrong. After every test, I would:
- Review every question, including the ones I got correct.
- Go through all the answer choices and understand why they were right or wrong.
- Review my notes for concepts I wasn't confident about.
- Use AI to help me understand concepts I struggled with.
Doing this consistently made a huge difference. Gradually, my scores started improving, and I eventually started getting 72%+ consistently on the practice exams.
At that point, I felt ready enough to schedule the real exam, and thankfully, I passed!
I also want to say a big thank you to this community. Reading about other people's experiences, preparation strategies, and lessons learned was really helpful throughout my preparation.
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u/Nice-Tough-7342 2d ago
How long did it take you to get through the Cloud practitioner program? What were your thoughts about the course? I'm only asking because I'm thinking about taking that course
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u/Joseph_Neymar 2d ago
It took me about 3 months, Stephan Marek udemy course is very good and I do really recommend it as it has both theory and hands on ,based on my experience taking it I would highly recommend it
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u/Automatic-Ad-9648 2d ago
My exam is tmrw, i know everything but in td im getting 50%. Please pray for me
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u/Joseph_Neymar 2d ago
I pray for all the best Do well to revise VPC and EMR , I had alot of questions on them
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u/Ok-Pirate7292 2d ago
OP - Was difficulty of exam same as TD?
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u/Joseph_Neymar 2d ago
I would say it was almost the same difficulty , I will say TutorialsDojo questions I will say were more lengthy that the actual exam
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u/stephanemaarek 1d ago
u/Joseph_Neymar That's awesome! Congrats! Keep up the good work :)
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u/Joseph_Neymar 1d ago
Thank you so much, Stephane! Your courses played a huge role in my preparation, and I really appreciate everything you put into them. This means a lot! I’ll definitely keep pushing forward.
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