I moved that test so many times, I lost count. I read Sybex’s Sec Study Guide once, and was reading it a second time when yesterday happened. Been studying for about three months but just never felt ready to sit for the exam. When I tell you that I audibly gasped when I realized I missed the chance to move it by 20 minutes and realized I had less than 24 hrs to cram…and cram I did.

I got a pot of coffee going, stayed up late, and got up early. I primarily focused on the test bank questions and Study Guide. When I felt like I needed a little more (like with that damn PKI), I pulled up Professor Messer’s videos on YouTube for explanation. I have Sybex’s Practice Tests books but haven’t really been using it.

Exam started with 4 Performance Based Questions, but I took a piece of advice I’d seen by lurking this sub. I skipped them and came back to them at the end.

Finished with a score of 765. It may not be high, but I don’t care about that. I’m so happy I finally have my first cert. I was on the Help Desk for years before I lost my job. I’ve been struggling to find employment since, and I feel like this is a big step in the right direction.

Shout out to this sub, for real! I found out about Sybex’s materials here. And if you’re reading this and looking for study materials for Sec , I highly recommend.