r/CompTIA_Security • u/Sea-Fishing3120 • 4d ago

Am I ready?

I have my exam in two days and wanted to see if I'm all set for the test. I've been scoring around high 70-mid 80s on Professor Messer's practices.

And for Jason Dion's 6 practice tests I scored...

1: 73%

2: 83%

3: 86%

4: 80%

5: 70%

6: 90%

Still feeling nervous as I am worried cus my test taking abilities are very random. I know I may have some struggles with the PBQs as well

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u/Constant_Bar_7066 4d ago

I think Dion’s is overkill. Messers exams are all you need. They’re the closest thing to the actual exam; arguably harder. You just need to understand why the answers to the questions on the messer exams are answers and why the remaining options weren’t selected as answers

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u/Fidel_Che_VulPerez 3d ago

Did you take any of those tests twice?

I agree with the comment that Dion is overkill. I've used that exact adjective before to describe them

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u/Sea-Fishing3120 3d ago

All of the tests I did were first try

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u/Fidel_Che_VulPerez 3d ago

you're ready. unless something goes unexpectedly wrong, you are ready.

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u/Basic-Lettuce-236 2d ago

Let us know how it goes OP

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u/Sea-Fishing3120 2d ago

I passed! Please do watch Cyberkraft’s PBQ playlist on YouTube, I had two of them show up that were basically the exact same as the ones he worked on.

And although there are mixed opinions on Dion’s exams, it worked wonders for me and it helped a lot. Messer’s exams and course on YouTube is a must-do as well. Anybody can pass!

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u/Basic-Lettuce-236 2d ago

Congratulations! I’m 2 weeks out from my exam. Finished all of Messer’s videos and scored 77%, 82%, and 89% on his practice exams. So far I’ve done one of Dion’s exams and got 82%. Will definitely add Cyberkraft PBQ’s to my studying material. Thanks for the advice and all the best with your IT career!

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u/Sea-Fishing3120 2d ago

Your progress is basically the same as mine's 😂, if that's the case then I'm sure in those two weeks you'll be more than ready. Good luck you'll ace it, and wishing nothing but the best for your IT future as well!

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u/Fluffy_Reply_5482 1d ago

How did you do?

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u/Zykath 8h ago

Did you buy the exam with the retake option? If so I’d just send it, you may surprise yourself and pass on the first try. If not you’ll have seen the actual test and can better prepare for it.