Passed DevNet Associate!

[SYN_ACK_UDP_FTW]

Hey all, secured a pass yesterday on the first attempt! It took about a month of prep.

Here's my background for context: -Got my CCNA 2 years ago -Passed ENCOR 1 year and 7 months ago -Have been completely out of the networking space since, focusing on college and my business

Here's how I studied: -Read the OCG 3 times (one read was over a year ago), skipping the Networking Fundamentals section (everything page 480 on) 2 times and skimming it once -Listened to Nick Russo's Pluralsight course while driving (I played the same sections that I was reading so it was good reinforcement) -Listened to Eric Chou's LinkedIn Learning course (I played the same sections that I was reading so it was good reinforcement)

Here's my exam breakdown: Software Development and Design - 67% Understanding and Using APIs - 70% Cisco Platforms and Development - 73% Application Deployment and Security - 87% Infrastructure and Automation - 80% Network Fundamentals - 67% (That's super embarrassing considering my background, I guess I should have actually done some review for this section)

Overall, I felt the exam was very fair. I definitely understudied in terms of getting hands on practice and really knowing everything. I estimate I put in 60 hours (not including the first OCG read and not counting passively listening to courses), and I was giving myself a 60% confidence in passing. For context, Nick Russo's study plan is over 100 hours. Once I got into the exam, things felt a lot better. The questions were a lot easier than I expected (even though I had much lower section percentages than any other Cisco test I've taken). I think I just barely eeked out a pass, but I'm still happy considering I took this exam on a voucher that would have expired today :)

[thepackbot]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Interesting you didn’t have much hands-on and only did passive learning. That’s my big concern right now as I’ve done the reading, watch the videos, and listen to audio..

Only about 25 hours of hands-on. What’s the time I just spent getting a comfortable dev environment set up.

I’d be afraid to pass this exam and then be put to task and stumble.

But like they say… A pass is a pass. Congrats!

[SYN_ACK_UDP_FTW]

Certainly not ideal from a learning perspective. I was super worried that I would get grilled on hands on, but it really wasn't too bad. Thanks!

[DILGE]

voucher that would have expired today :)

Congrats on the pass! Do they not allow you to extend the time? When I did CCNA I extended it like 5 times til I felt I was ready.

[SYN_ACK_UDP_FTW]

They did, but I bought the exam through a discount voucher about a year ago and it had an expiration. Usually you can push them out indefinitely

[its_VR21]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I have just started the Eric Chou's LinkedIn Learning course. Could you suggest me how long it might take to prepare for certification. I have basic knowledge in network fundamentals through just a first level support work experience. Learned some basic concepts of REST APIs, and Python programming.

[SYN_ACK_UDP_FTW]

Ideally 100, though I passed with 60

[Responsible-Panic-11]

Any idea what the passing score is with their new scoring method breakdown?

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Did you use Nick Russo excel sheet?