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Final Post

     Looking back over the last two years of journals, it’s kind of wild to see everything laid out. Two years doesn’t sound that long, but going through all the entries really shows how much time and effort went into this. There are so many weekends and long nights that I almost forgot about until seeing the projects again. It’s honestly hard to believe it’s coming to an end in just a couple of days. At the same time, it’s pretty clear how much I’ve improved just by looking at those earlier projects and where I started. It was a ton of work, but definitely worth it, and I’m glad I did it.
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CST 499 Week 15

     This week I finished putting together my slideshow for the capstone presentation, including recording and embedding my demo video, so everything is ready to go. I also made solid progress on my Certificate Track Final Reflection paper, getting most of the content written and organized. Next week is basically the finish line, so my plan is to finalize and polish the reflection paper, do a few run throughs of my presentation to make sure timing feels good, and make any last tweaks to the slides if needed.
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CST 499 Week 14

This week I studied for and passed the Azure Fundamentals exam, which honestly feels really good to have knocked out. It took a bit of work, but definitely worth it. I also started building out my demo for the presentation so I can get it fully finished and iron out any kinks before recording my video. Next week is the last week of the whole program, which is kind of wild. Can’t believe it’s already the end.
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CST 499 Week 13

     This week I finished all of the Azure Fundamentals material on Pluralsight and started working through practice tests to get ready for the exam on Friday. I also made progress on the fast.ai course by completing lessons 3 through 5, which has been challenging but really interesting. Next week, my plan is to take the Azure Fundamentals exam, get my presentation video ready, and work on my AWS demo. Right now, the main challenge is making sure I’m putting in enough time on practice tests so I feel fully prepared going into the exam.
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CST 499 Week 12

     This week I finished the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification, which felt really good to finally complete. For next week, I’m planning to continue working toward Azure Fundamentals and hopefully get that done in time. I’m also continuing with the fast.ai deep learning course. I don’t think I’ll be able to finish it within the timeline, but I still want to keep going with it since it’s really interesting and something I want to pursue beyond just this class. The main challenge right now is trying to get Azure Fundamentals done in time, so I’m focusing on that.
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CST 499 Week 11

 This week I got through the first four lessons of the fast.ai Practical Deep Learning course, which has been pretty challenging but really interesting and already has me thinking of some cool project ideas. I also went ahead and scheduled my AWS Cloud Practitioner exam for Monday 3/30 and have been working through practice tests to get ready. Next week I want to keep pushing forward with fast.ai, but I also want to start working back toward Azure Fundamentals so I stay somewhat aligned with my original proposal. The main challenge right now is just balancing everything and keeping up with the pace, but nothing I need help with at the moment.
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CST 499 Week 10

     This week I wrapped up my Pluralsight courses for the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification, so now I am getting ready to schedule the exam for next week. Moving forward, I am planning to start the fast.ai course while continuing to brush up on AWS so I feel solid going into the test. One thing I am working through is adjusting my original plan since I decided to move away from Azure Fundamentals for now. I realized I wanted a bit more variety instead of stacking two cloud certs back to back, so I am pivoting toward the fast.ai course to mix things up and keep it well rounded.
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