Getting practice questions right didn’t mean I was ready for the AWS exam.
One thing I realized while studying for AWS certs:
Getting questions right isn’t the same as being exam-ready. Back in December, I was scoring well on ACG practice tests but still noticed a pattern:
I could recognize answers faster than I could actually reason through them.
The real exam felt much more like:
- tradeoffs
- “best” answers
- operational constraints
- cost vs performance decisions
That’s the main reason I started building my own practice system. One thing I’ve been experimenting with lately:
fewer memorization questions, more scenario-heavy decision making.
Curious if others felt the same while studying.
u/NashCodes — 2 days ago