This is a Reddit post on the CCNA subreddit: Hey guys! I did it! I scored 896/832 and passed the ICND1. I had limited money and couldn't afford to fail the exam. I am so happy that I cleared the exam! I am a college student and travel 130kms everyday so I could study only from 8pm to midnight. I worked very hard for this exam. In my country, people usually go to training centers and bootcamps to clear this exam, but they usually use dumps and don't teach well. I WANTED TO ACTUALLY LEARN. I needed the knowledge of these topics because I want to get into cybersecurity. So I took the Self-Study path. I tried studying slowly from January of this year, but never really understood anything and just watched the videos for the sake of it. But when the Feb deadline news came I knew I had no option and became fully focused. I re-watched all videos and took ton of notes. Then moved on to the book and then finished with the practice exams. What I used: CBT
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