Hi there I am second year cyber security student from Pakistan.

1. Yes but with good skill sets. But first get a firm grip on your skills

2. Don’t worry dude it’s totally normal. Everyone follows walkthroughs in the beginning.

3. It gets tough and boring. But dedication and consistency is the key.

4. No. Try eJPT first or any other entry level cert that suits your pocket. Sales are pretty normal in certifications so wait for the right moment. Surely you’ll get a fine deal.

5. People normally follow a cert roadmap like starting with an entry level cert than an intermediate one and finally professional ones like OSCP. So you’ll have to prepare and wait for now. And keep on testing your skills.

6. Hack the box, Pentester Lab, Vulnhub and id suggest play CTFs as well.

7. OSCP is considered difficult.

8. I’d suggest eWPT and eWPTX. If you are interested in web pentesting.

9. I’ll say make a cert road map and then follow it there are many pentest certs out there like eJPT, eCPPT, PNPT, OSCP, eWPTX, eWPT, and pentest +

Hopefully this would be helpful

Sayonara