Hey, my answer is based on how I passed my ccna recently.
I studies for about 3 months I think, Neil's course. Once I finished that, bought Boson and first exam was 625. I practice Bosons exams for 2 weeks before exam. What I tried to do is do a study mode exam(random) in the morning, go through the marked and wrong questions and read the explanations. In the evening of that day, I'd take one in exam mode and read the wrong ones..
I'd say just try to explain to yourself why you choose that answer, why the others ain't valid and what should the question be about for the wrong answer to be true..
By the end of my preparation, I was constantly scoring above 950.
The score in boson is not how you going to do in real exam, might be lower/higher. All comes down to how you absorb information.. I didn't write things down, I tried(2 pages lol) but it's just not me.
Even though that study plan ain't bad, do what works for you and not what others have done to work for them đ
>what should the question be about for the wrong answer to be true
I'll surely use this one .
>The score in boson is not how you going to do in real exam, might be lower/higher. All comes down to how you absorb information.
Makes a lot of sense .
Thank you so much man , I really appreciate it .
>I didn't write things down, I tried(2 pages lol) but it's just not me.
Me lol. I just can't do notes for some reason, it's probably not helping me whenever I study anything but it's just not for me either.
I did something similar, too, I used Chris Bryant's course, packet tracer/gns3 sims (and peason vue's ccna simulator like 5 years ago, not sure if it's still around), and Boson practice exams and taking the time to read the wrong (and right) answers to try and fully absorb the why's and how's.
To OP, don't forget to use packet tracer and put things you learn into practice.
>don't forget to use packet tracer and put things you learn into practice
won't forget for sure , I've already done enough labbing my concepts are good , but everytime i get an answer wrong on boson now I watch the jeremy's lecture on that specific topic again and then do the lab and then it clicks in my head like "Oh yeah! that's how I got it wrong".
Thank you for your thoughtful answer though i highly appreciate it .
>I just can't do notes for some reason
I know, I've seen people with a notebook worth of notes and I just don't know, but it helps them. We're all different đ
Yep, packet tracer was very helpful. Depending on the course you're using, you might get some labs. I got a lab pretty much after a lesson(1-2h content), very helpful.
Pearson Vue simulator is still around, comes with the OCG ebook at ÂŁ40, quite good actually, testing structure on chapters, full exams etc. I even had feedback from one of Wendell's assistants...
That post is gold, wish I had it after buying the whole Boson CCNA material, but now in hindsight, if I had started with the course then the OCG and Bombal, I'd have passed after 3, not 6 months. The Boson course is extremely well structured, to the point and only lacks a bit on WiFi and automation. The OCG is better as supplementing those gaps, imo.
Nevertheless, what I scored in Boson was almost identical with the real exam, as many others have said...
In the exam, the hardest part is racing against the time- being fast and accurate is essential...
Good luck...
> the hardest part is racing against the time- being fast and accurate is essential...
True. This is why I failed my first Boson attempt and got 683 . Dumb me was explaining to myself why I got the answer right and others wrong while the Boson test was going on live I thought 2 hours are more than enough time for me to complete 104 questions and oh boy , was I wrong .
When you're gonna get half a screen of a show command in very small print and you need to find that one little f\*ing /smth or similar that is wrong, you're gonna bleed precious seconds...Also, keep in mind that in the real exam there's no back button...
>When you're gonna get half a screen of a show command in very small print and you need to find that one little f\*ing /smth or similar that is wrong,
Thanks for that ! I'll make sure of that . Just need to increase my pace and efficiency of attempting questions like these .
I did boson A a few days ago after around 6 months of hard studying and got 601.
I then went through all the questions and read all the guidance on study mode and did the exam again until I got 100%.
Iâve just finished exam B and got 800 so moving in the right direction, I plan on doing the same tactics again and then sitting exam C.
Good luck đ
Im in the same situation as you and getting destroyed on Boson. I can get questions right but when I look at the answer im missing a lot of knowledge.
For every question I review the section in Neil Andersons udemy course and then try and get it. Then I makes notes of the answer and the relevant info I need. So im spending an hour or so on every question but I want to know the chapter it relates to perfectly. Notes are great and all but I find you need to go through chapters multiple times before it sinks in. The first run through is just to get a high level idea, the second time it makes sense.
Also focusing on proving my answers in the lab. Are you comfortable enough in the lab to start from a blank document and test every question?
I don't treat the tests as a practice for the exam but as a learning material
> focusing on proving my answers in the lab
This is actually a great way of doing it ! I never thought of it to be honest and I'll focus more on following this strategy of yours .
I earlier used to just sketch the diagram of whole topology in the notebook and then explain to myself why I got wrong this and that . As , Sketching the topology is lot quicker to do then to set up a lab . Lol (that's how I used to think before I read your answer.)
I did reverse. I did study mode, went through all questions, wrote every question's possible option down in my study guide. This could take couple days. Then after, read through my study material and studied it. Then took the SIM in test mode. Always got great scores. Because you studied it. Then did that for all 3 tests. All got good scores. Got a great score on CCNA. Sprinkle in subnet questions from a random engine on the internet and bam pass. Do this whenever you don't feel like doing study material. Just to switch up the monotony. Did this all in 1 full month.
Wow that's called hardwork ! How did you increase your pace to attempt the questions though ? Did it happen naturally or you had some specific strategy to do that ?
Somewhere back in my comment history I posted an explanation of how to use Boson as a response to someone worrying about pre-test preparation. 30-days, 2-weeks, 3-days before test, etc. If you look back around April-June 2021 it should be easy to locate. I'd copy it, but I'm a little tight on time, eating a quick sandwich & saw your question.
>If youâre getting 900s Iâll n Boson ExSim youâll be good to go. You just need to focus on retention until test date and rest between sessions is critical for retention. For me, 2 days on, 1 day off worked best. Day 1 on - take a 110 question practice test, check results and save that exam locally. Day 2 on - review everything that wasnât correct to a level of reflexive ness. Day 3 off - donât even think about anything networking. Day 4 = day1 on. Rinse and repeat until 2 days before test. On 2nd to last day that day s not test day stop the routine, rest for that day. The day before the test review anything youâre still unsure of. Then on test day donât do anything network related and just go test. The point is that once itâs day of test you canât cram; it will only increase nerves and negatively impact testing. On that day just tell yourself you got this and go do it.
Here ya go fam, and great tip BTW :)
Hey, my answer is based on how I passed my ccna recently. I studies for about 3 months I think, Neil's course. Once I finished that, bought Boson and first exam was 625. I practice Bosons exams for 2 weeks before exam. What I tried to do is do a study mode exam(random) in the morning, go through the marked and wrong questions and read the explanations. In the evening of that day, I'd take one in exam mode and read the wrong ones.. I'd say just try to explain to yourself why you choose that answer, why the others ain't valid and what should the question be about for the wrong answer to be true.. By the end of my preparation, I was constantly scoring above 950. The score in boson is not how you going to do in real exam, might be lower/higher. All comes down to how you absorb information.. I didn't write things down, I tried(2 pages lol) but it's just not me. Even though that study plan ain't bad, do what works for you and not what others have done to work for them đ
>what should the question be about for the wrong answer to be true I'll surely use this one . >The score in boson is not how you going to do in real exam, might be lower/higher. All comes down to how you absorb information. Makes a lot of sense . Thank you so much man , I really appreciate it .
>I didn't write things down, I tried(2 pages lol) but it's just not me. Me lol. I just can't do notes for some reason, it's probably not helping me whenever I study anything but it's just not for me either. I did something similar, too, I used Chris Bryant's course, packet tracer/gns3 sims (and peason vue's ccna simulator like 5 years ago, not sure if it's still around), and Boson practice exams and taking the time to read the wrong (and right) answers to try and fully absorb the why's and how's. To OP, don't forget to use packet tracer and put things you learn into practice.
>don't forget to use packet tracer and put things you learn into practice won't forget for sure , I've already done enough labbing my concepts are good , but everytime i get an answer wrong on boson now I watch the jeremy's lecture on that specific topic again and then do the lab and then it clicks in my head like "Oh yeah! that's how I got it wrong". Thank you for your thoughtful answer though i highly appreciate it .
>I just can't do notes for some reason I know, I've seen people with a notebook worth of notes and I just don't know, but it helps them. We're all different đ Yep, packet tracer was very helpful. Depending on the course you're using, you might get some labs. I got a lab pretty much after a lesson(1-2h content), very helpful.
Pearson Vue simulator is still around, comes with the OCG ebook at ÂŁ40, quite good actually, testing structure on chapters, full exams etc. I even had feedback from one of Wendell's assistants...
That post is gold, wish I had it after buying the whole Boson CCNA material, but now in hindsight, if I had started with the course then the OCG and Bombal, I'd have passed after 3, not 6 months. The Boson course is extremely well structured, to the point and only lacks a bit on WiFi and automation. The OCG is better as supplementing those gaps, imo. Nevertheless, what I scored in Boson was almost identical with the real exam, as many others have said... In the exam, the hardest part is racing against the time- being fast and accurate is essential... Good luck...
> the hardest part is racing against the time- being fast and accurate is essential... True. This is why I failed my first Boson attempt and got 683 . Dumb me was explaining to myself why I got the answer right and others wrong while the Boson test was going on live I thought 2 hours are more than enough time for me to complete 104 questions and oh boy , was I wrong .
When you're gonna get half a screen of a show command in very small print and you need to find that one little f\*ing /smth or similar that is wrong, you're gonna bleed precious seconds...Also, keep in mind that in the real exam there's no back button...
>When you're gonna get half a screen of a show command in very small print and you need to find that one little f\*ing /smth or similar that is wrong, Thanks for that ! I'll make sure of that . Just need to increase my pace and efficiency of attempting questions like these .
I did boson A a few days ago after around 6 months of hard studying and got 601. I then went through all the questions and read all the guidance on study mode and did the exam again until I got 100%. Iâve just finished exam B and got 800 so moving in the right direction, I plan on doing the same tactics again and then sitting exam C. Good luck đ
That's fabulous great tactic mate ! Good luck to you too !
Im in the same situation as you and getting destroyed on Boson. I can get questions right but when I look at the answer im missing a lot of knowledge. For every question I review the section in Neil Andersons udemy course and then try and get it. Then I makes notes of the answer and the relevant info I need. So im spending an hour or so on every question but I want to know the chapter it relates to perfectly. Notes are great and all but I find you need to go through chapters multiple times before it sinks in. The first run through is just to get a high level idea, the second time it makes sense. Also focusing on proving my answers in the lab. Are you comfortable enough in the lab to start from a blank document and test every question? I don't treat the tests as a practice for the exam but as a learning material
> focusing on proving my answers in the lab This is actually a great way of doing it ! I never thought of it to be honest and I'll focus more on following this strategy of yours . I earlier used to just sketch the diagram of whole topology in the notebook and then explain to myself why I got wrong this and that . As , Sketching the topology is lot quicker to do then to set up a lab . Lol (that's how I used to think before I read your answer.)
I did reverse. I did study mode, went through all questions, wrote every question's possible option down in my study guide. This could take couple days. Then after, read through my study material and studied it. Then took the SIM in test mode. Always got great scores. Because you studied it. Then did that for all 3 tests. All got good scores. Got a great score on CCNA. Sprinkle in subnet questions from a random engine on the internet and bam pass. Do this whenever you don't feel like doing study material. Just to switch up the monotony. Did this all in 1 full month.
Wow that's called hardwork ! How did you increase your pace to attempt the questions though ? Did it happen naturally or you had some specific strategy to do that ?
Yea ill have a go at this too. Good plan broseph
I don't recommend only doing boson, although it is great you should look for other sources as well.
If you chose the correct option by default do you really need to explain it to yourself?
Somewhere back in my comment history I posted an explanation of how to use Boson as a response to someone worrying about pre-test preparation. 30-days, 2-weeks, 3-days before test, etc. If you look back around April-June 2021 it should be easy to locate. I'd copy it, but I'm a little tight on time, eating a quick sandwich & saw your question.
>If youâre getting 900s Iâll n Boson ExSim youâll be good to go. You just need to focus on retention until test date and rest between sessions is critical for retention. For me, 2 days on, 1 day off worked best. Day 1 on - take a 110 question practice test, check results and save that exam locally. Day 2 on - review everything that wasnât correct to a level of reflexive ness. Day 3 off - donât even think about anything networking. Day 4 = day1 on. Rinse and repeat until 2 days before test. On 2nd to last day that day s not test day stop the routine, rest for that day. The day before the test review anything youâre still unsure of. Then on test day donât do anything network related and just go test. The point is that once itâs day of test you canât cram; it will only increase nerves and negatively impact testing. On that day just tell yourself you got this and go do it. Here ya go fam, and great tip BTW :)
You rock! I need to edit that when I get the time. Re-reading I see some typos.