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title: "Comment by Andrew Brown on \"AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate\" | Hashnode"
description: "Good luck on your cloud journey. AWS is introducing Exam Lab questions on all associate exams, so it is important to get experience with the AWS Console and AWS"
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Comment [AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate](https://hashnode.com/posts/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate/60347e900e96ee675da98fe1)

[Andrew Brown](https://hashnode.com/@iamcloud)

[Feb 23, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate/60347e900e96ee675da98fe1/comment/60348d3f073b7f6738068ca9)

Good luck on your cloud journey.

AWS is introducing Exam Lab questions on all associate exams, so it is important to get experience with the AWS Console and AWS CLI.

I recommend after studying a topic in the console attempting to do everything from the CLI. You can do most of this from AWS CloudShell.

Sandboxes are great to help you get exposure to AWS services, its important to run scenarios on your own to gain experience when no guardrails in place. I will never forget to set billing alarms and budgets after my first billing mishap.

Remember to not leave too much time between your practice exams and the real exam.

[Phillip Ninan](https://hashnode.com/@phillip_ninan)

[Feb 23, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate/60347e900e96ee675da98fe1/comment/60348d3f073b7f6738068ca9#reply-6034978f073b7f6738068e22)

Thanks for the great advice!

I actually took the exam several months ago and just migrated this post from my old blog. I just made a second update.

I agree that getting comfortable with the CLI is very useful and practical. I was lucky enough to be doing some of the job work while I studied so I was able to apply a lot of what I was learning. This helped me understand the material very well.

Yes, I forgot to set up billing alarms and ended up with a $30 bill for one month.

I think I took the exam like a day or two after taking my last practice exam. I did take like 2-3 days off at one point towards the end. I needed to clear my head before wrapping up my review. You kind of start to get tunnel vision at some point.