Advice & Tips for Passing AWS Machine Learning Specialty

I read a bunch of other articles on the subject, all of which helped and supported me on the path to passing the exam. After finishing I wanted to contribute to that pool of knowledge so, in true data science fashion, I thought I'd go ahead and open source my experience and preparatory materials. Everyone approaches these exams differently, so before I get into the meat of the article, it may help to detail my background and where I started studying for the exam. At the time I began studying, I had been practicing data science for approximately 7 years. I held a masters in applied statistics and did a minor in math during my undergraduate years.