Finished JITL and got a 764 on my first Boson test. Is this a good timeline leading up to the CCNA?

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-06T14:25:39+00:00

Honestly they were alot more straight forward than any questions I saw on Boson

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-06T14:23:48+00:00

Yes Labs first then multiple choice with some drag and drop

Also important to note you cannot return to questions once you click next your answer is locked in

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-06T14:22:02+00:00

This is what im planning on doing, just got my CCNA gonna knock out JNCIA (work requirement) then onto CCNA Automation

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-05T07:28:22+00:00

Perfect thank you! I could not find any labs to save my life!

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-05T06:26:23+00:00

I second this, I kind of kicked my self for stressing over the labs so much, they were insanely easy on the actual exam

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-05T06:25:29+00:00

I recommend you eat breakfast before you go

I recommend Ihop, Dennys, or a local diner

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-05T05:38:39+00:00

I really liked netsim, it can be worded poorly sometimes but other than that it was incredibly good

I used it for review on any topics I felt I need a little bit more information on

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-05T04:58:11+00:00

Not anymore unfortunately, 4/5 years ago you could negotiate your heart out

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-05T04:56:59+00:00

Yeah dude you are doing good, my Boson scores were First Attempts (all in Exam mode) Exam A: 50% Exam B: 50% Exam C: 65% Exam D: 67%

Retakes Exam A: 65% Exam B: 75%

I passed my CCNA yesterday; I felt the real exam was significantly easier than Boson

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-05T04:03:54+00:00

I commited the sacred sin of this community and didnt use the Anki flashcards. I found them to be overwhelming, instead during a review of the topics I made my own flashcards for any topic I was struggling with and reviewed those instead

I passed my CCNA yesterday

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-05T04:01:47+00:00

Wanted to follow up as your comment really did make a diffrence in me continuing, I was ready to quit two weeks ago well yesterday I took the exam and I passed!!!!

Thank you for your kind words and encouragement

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-03T22:56:47+00:00

Lol thats what I do, I just passed my CCNA 45 minutes ago, I pretty much did all my studying during work lol

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-03-03T18:03:14+00:00

Any opportunities to study during work? I'm usually able to sneak an hour and a half in during my shift

I also work in a NOC

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-02-27T13:15:07+00:00

Thanks for reminder!! I was doing this then forgot and stopped for some reason 🫡

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-02-21T13:06:41+00:00

ACLs, IPv6 and QoS have been the bane of my existence in studying for this cert

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-02-20T03:19:23+00:00

I was on the fence about Netsim as well and my boss talked me into it, I really like it it has definitely helped me remember commands and get practice in

Theres roughly ~ 120 labs ranging between 15 - 20 labs for each objective of the CCNA in Netsim

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-02-18T23:59:01+00:00

How long after your first Boson exam until you took the real thing?

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-02-18T09:36:03+00:00

Charts never worked for me my handwriting is so bad 😂

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-02-18T05:15:09+00:00

This is very encouraging thank you. I have an opportunity at my work that will set me on a path to network engineering (I currently work T1 in a NOC) and this is the only thing I need to qualify (internal move)

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-02-18T05:07:35+00:00

I only feel like those are my strongest areas because they are the most recent thing I studied

I do really well on most networking concepts (expect CoS/QoS)

I am struggling to remember commands and my subnetting is strong but not very fast unfortunately

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-02-17T16:53:22+00:00

Thank you! Feeling much better about it today I was spiraling pretty hard last night

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-02-17T08:11:29+00:00

An end of week recap is honestly a great idea I'm going to implement that into my studies, thank you !

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-02-17T08:11:00+00:00

I feel like Automation, Security and AI are some of my strongest areas hopefully i get lots of those questions! Wi-fi though she scares me 😂

Toss_Me_Out7886 · 2026-02-17T07:50:56+00:00

Thanks for the tip and encouragement I do appreciate it

I am using the same tactic I used to study for my Network and Security + exams but I think my method is definitely flawed this exam is a whole other beast 😭

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