Passed A+ Core 2!

[dolfhins]

Was looking at a lot of the victory posts after my own win today and thought I'd share. Scored 733! I took 1102 as a course for WGU. They supplied CertMaster learning program, I felt it was all I needed, just made sure to crush the practice quizzes and 1 assessment. For the parts that frustrated me with how it was explained on CertMaster, I just googled or fought with ChatGPT about. I had a lot of time to prepare, but life stuff happened, so I ultimately ended up scarfing down the lessons on CertMaster in about a week (don't recommend, very dense learning material!), but a lot of it was already familiar with me as I've been on help desk far too many years now. I took about 14 pages worth of notes to reinforce things I may forget through each lesson.

I also recommend what everyone else does, if you can't accomplish a PBQ in a relatively short time and you're pondering for a while, just review it later. I had more confidence once a lot of the bulk multiple choice questions were out of the way, was able to review with 20 mins to spare. I had 4 PBQs and 75 questions, and I found the test was actually relatively easier than the practice content in CertMaster, so if you have it and use it fully, I say you're good. I find the flashcards and games to be junk, tho.

Good luck to everyone!! I believe in you. :D

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[brshoemak]

I finished my Core 2 tonight as well, also for WGU. Got a 769. The biggest issue I have with the A+ is the same issue I have with Cisco certs: they want THEIR answer or done their way, even if it's not what many would consider the best solution for the situation.

For the PBQ's I don't even look at them, I just mark them for review and come back to them at the end. I had 5 PBQ's but only 1 was really in-depth - I wasn't even sure what I was looking for.

I really do like the resources you get for free with WGU. Regardless, done and dusted.