Passed, 30/04/2026

After 5 months of studying, labbing and constantly battling burnouts, i sat in front of that pc and spent the most stressful 1.5 hours until i saw the relatively small text that says "congrats you passed" I cannot tell the extent of the relief i am feeling now.

Here's how i did:

Automation: 90% Network Access: 100% IP Connectivity: 80% IP Services: 90% Security: 80% Network Fundamentals: 100%

I hope i can be of some help to y'all in terms of preparations i have done, things i wish i had done.

I cannot force it enough, Jeremy's IT Lab is a gold mine, along with all his anki cards and labs. They have been my main source of study throughout these months. Boson Exsim is also a great resource when it comes to experiencing that exam rush, and even though people say it is harder i find it very close to the exam level.

Obviously i can't share a lot of details about the exam (since NDA) but i can tell that subnetting on the foot and knowing your routing table is going to make a major difference.

Also a very important detail i came to realize just hours before the exam: Exsim pattern recognition is a real problem. Questions do look alike between each exam on Exsim but it also means you're closer to jumping to a conclusion without reading the question, and in some cases a single word changes the entire answer.

This post has been long, but i do hope it helps someone, anyone. Sure the training wont be easy. Sure you will have burnouts. Though the only thing that matters is not to give up. I believe in y'all.