From: Rick Burts (burts@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Mar 11 2000 - 16:21:27 GMT-3
Mary
It took me several times through it before I passed the CCIE lab. For me
as for many the first time through the lab was quite a learning
experience and I would have done well to look at it as paying the money
for experience like I would do for class.
I also took a prep class (and passed the lab the next time I took it).
I found the prep class to be very helpful and generally recommend it
to people who are working on CCIE. I took the ECP1 class from
Chesapeake (disclaimer: I work at Chesapeake so I am not an unbiased
observer). It is a five day class. There is lots of equipment and
lots of hands on time which is excellent to prepare for the lab. There
is structure to the class which you would not get if you just took the
lab as your learning experience. The class provided insight into many
topics which I would not (or could not) have done on my own.
Yes you will learn lots in the first time that you take the lab. And for
some that is enough. But I think that for many people the expense of
a prep class is money well spent.
Rick
On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, Mary Edwards wrote:
> I've had discussions with other CCIE candidates lately regarding the attendan
ce
> of prep-classes vs. taking the actual lab. If you take a look at the prices f
or
> some of the prep-classes and combine that with travel expenses, it turns out
> that you could take the actual lab at least once and maybe twice for the same
> price. Of course we all would like to pass the lab on our first try, but...
>
> So what does everyone think? What are the advantages of taking the lab a coup
le
> of times over a prep-course (and then potentially still taking the lab a coup
le
> of times!)? What about the prep classes?
>
> The financial support that you provide yourself or that comes from your
> employer will of course be an issue. What if it wasn't? What if you could cha
rt
> the ideal course - what would that look like?
>
> Mary
>
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