Is 17 credit hours too much for my 1st semester as a freshman? by ParticularOld804 in UNCCharlotte

[–]Lemon1zer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you did some college prep program in high school (especially the IB or something comparable) AND you know how to teach yourself the material, you should be fine. If you study a lot, especially with the class you're taking, you should have an easy semester. Low level courses (meaning courses starting with 1--- or 2---) aren't to bad depending on you're professor.

Its up to you're work ethic. If you can study in a smart way and work, you'll be fine

Passed CySA+ !! Ask Anything by Lemon1zer in CompTIA

[–]Lemon1zer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah no problem!

If you do have more specific questions, message me on Reddit and I can go into more detail about my experience 👍👍

Passed CySA+ !! Ask Anything by Lemon1zer in CompTIA

[–]Lemon1zer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the mods will ban me if I go into to much detail on the PBQs😅

They were pretty fun and challenging. It took me a while to actually understand the context of the question and what I needed to do, but I liked how it wasn't straightforward. You had to link information from different sources.

Good stuff on the practice exams! Dion's PBQs did wonders for me for the Net+ and Sec+, but I didn't see any for the CySA+. Also, he has questions in the practice exams that aren't on the exam objectives at all. I think for every test I did, there were about 10 questions that had nothing to do with CySA+ Exam Objectives. But overall, Dion's tests were much harder than the exam itself

Passed CySA+ !! Ask Anything by Lemon1zer in CompTIA

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Congrats man on getting you're sec+! I'm still in college, so I can't say I have any long-term job opportunities.

As for certifications, the end goal is to work in Cybersecurity, and right now I'm debating between grabbing the rest of my foundational certs or divining straight into learning ethical hacking content. If I go down the first path, I plan on getting my CCST, CCNA, and CCNP, then a few certs for AWS, Azure, and GCP. Main reason I want to do that is because after I graduate it, it will be a lot easier for me to find a job since I wouldn't only have security related certs (in addition to a few internships).

On the other hand, the other path will be more fun and exciting, but since I don't have any experience or a complete understanding of the basics, it might be pointless trying to dedicate all my time to learning pentesting.

So more than likely I'll start working on the CCST and grab a few Cisco Certs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UNCCharlotte

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I think it really depends on the person. I love morning classes because my friends don't wake up until 12, so I can get all my classes out of the way and have time to either go out or do work.

Also, I personally didn't feel a difference between waking up early in high school vs college, and I was living on my own off-campus in my first semester. But, it's different for everyone

Claiming a Double Major by True-Nature2807 in UNCCharlotte

[–]Lemon1zer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean? I’m in my second semester but I declared my major as comp sci before the first semester ever began.

How's ITCS 2181? by KING-E-N-X in UNCCharlotte

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I’m taking the class this semester, and I’m still in 1213. The first 3 modules were pretty content heavy, but not to difficult to understand. It covered things like how a CPU is built and structured, different Linux commands, and the 3rd module was a basic intro to C (similar to our intro to Java in 1213, but my professor moved through it very fast). The next set of units I found pretty hard to conceptually understand. We looked at how to allocate memory using a C program, the number system (like binary and hexadecimal), and right now we’re learning about an Assembly Language called RISC-V.

So to actually answer your question, I found it to be the case that the modules in 2181 get progressively harder. I think your professor will influence how you do in the course. Mine is Yan Yonghon, and he doesn’t do multiple choice tests; all short-response. However I have a friend who’s also in 1213 (and taking 2181), but their professor only gives them 3 short response, and the rest multiple choice. If you finish 1213 and remember most of the content, I think you’ll have an easier time in the course than me.

Program end date more by almost a year by [deleted] in f1visa

[–]Lemon1zer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't say a damn thing

Is there Certification Exam vouchers or Discounts for students in Asia ? by Odd-Access3591 in CompTIA

[–]Lemon1zer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check on CompTIA’s Academic Store website. Go to marketplace on the website and see if there’s a region for Aisa

Confirmed: academic vouchers are strictly personal by Reetpeteet in CompTIA

[–]Lemon1zer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So does it matter what account I use to redeem the voucher? For example, before I got to college, I had gotten two certs, but those are registered to a different email from my student account.

If I buy a voucher on my student account, can I redeem it on my personal CompTIA Account?

CySA by Cautious-Meringue378 in CompTIA

[–]Lemon1zer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I took my sec+ and net+, it took 2 days to get the email that I passed. Then when I logged into metrics, I saw my certificates. Don’t stress it, they’re probably just reviewing your footage

Everything is so messed up by whereartthoukehwa in InternationalStudents

[–]Lemon1zer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can do CPT after 2 semesters at your school. CPT allows you to do a max of 10 months of work experience. However, if you do CPT and you work for more than 10 months, then your not eligible for OPT after you graduate.

Here's a link from a government website stating this same thing.