It’s all good. It was my first time ever taking any exam for a cert. Only 1 person out of 12 passed as far as I know. A lot of cats were making excuses. True, the test was nothing like the instructor taught but had I (and others as well) used outside sources such study guides, test dumps, books, actual experience etc. we would have passed. For me, I didn’t go in depth enough in many subjects i.e. 802.11, I only focused on 802.11a, n, ac and didn’t really look at 802.11q, g etc.
It’s definitely manageable. The thing that got me was the guys who already have Sec+ and CCNA failing the test. I assumed N+ was one of the “easier” certs so that was somewhat of head scratcher for me.