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I passed the ICND2! CCNA CERTIFIED!

I did it! I passed the ICND2!
I'm CCNA certified!
I took the ICND2 on Saturday and passed with 884/1000. I passed the ICND1 in September.

My write up of the ICND1 : https://azidsecurity.blogspot.com/2019/09/i-passed-icnd1.html

I only got to study during nights and weekends. I worked hard for this certification.
I followed the same methodology I did for the ICND1.
  1. Watched the CBTNuggets videos and take a ton of notes.
  2. Study from the Official Cert-Guide thoroughly from start to end.
  3. Practice with Boson.
I had a deadline. My University exams start from December and the Saturday I attempted the exam on was the last day I could. I had to start preparing for my finals.

When there was 10 days left I still had a lot to do, so I buckled up and finished the OCG, revised all topics from the notes I found on /r/ccna.

I had around 3 days left when I took the first Boson exam and I scored 650. This made me stress out a lot and I panicked a lot.

But I calmed myself down and reviewed the practice exam and studied. I went to score 690, 715 and 755 in the next 3 exams. I took leave from University for these 3 days and studied from early morning to late night(almost 10-12 hours of studying a day, do not recommend, don't do this). I took a ton of review notes and studied my weak points.

I went to the exam centre and gave the exam and IT WENT WAY BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.
I had the feeling of failing during the exam which everybody here told me they had but kept my calm and wrote it.

Overall, I think the exam was not that hard and I made it hard for myself because of the time constraints.

TIPS for people who are studying: THE EXAM IS NOT HARD. Don't skip any topic, study hard and smart. Use practice exams to see where you lack and study those topics.

I wouldn't recommend what I did. I only studied too hard during the last 3-4 days because I wasn't fully prepared. Take your time and take the Boson exams when you still have time and don't rush into it. If I had the time, I would have taken the Boson exams earlier and studied topics which I lacked before taking the next Boson exam.

Thank you r/ccna and its members. Reading the posts of people passing there everyday motivated me to keep on studying.


WHAT NEXT?

This December I have my Semester finals in college. So I'll have to buckle up and study hard for that.

Next January, I'm going to start studying for the CEH and do some Udemy course(probably Python or Penetration Testing related.)


Thanks for reading!

AZID


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