So I just got my Microsoft Information Protection Administrator certification last week and honestly I'm still a little shocked. Failed my first attempt in March with a 692 (passing is 700, ugh), and I had to take a serious look at what I was doing wrong. I'd been using mostly Microsoft Learn docs and a couple of YouTube videos, which clearly wasn't cutting it.
The turning point was actually switching to a proper SC-400 practice test workflow. I'd do a timed mock exam, then spend 30-45 minutes really digging into every question I missed — not just memorizing the answer but understanding why the other options were wrong. That shift made a huge difference in how I approached sensitivity labels and DLP policies, which showed up constantly on the real exam.
Anyone else here working toward this one? I spent about 6 weeks on my second attempt, roughly 8-10 hours a week. Happy to share what worked for the information barriers and insider risk management sections specifically — those caught me off guard the first time.