From: Joshua W. Watkins (josh@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Mar 11 2000 - 19:41:43 GMT-3
I will be taking the lab in San Jose next week for my first time.
YIKES!. It is going to cost me less money to take the lab than it
would to take a lab prep course. I am also a believer that the best
engineers out in the real world are not those who have spent half
their life in over-priced training, but rather have a strong ability
to figure things out on their own. My personal belief is I want to
know what the level of intensity the real lab is so I can get accustom
to it in the event that I have to make future attempts. I also heard
a rumor that Cisco will let you continue the lab for practice sake
even if you don't make it through the first day. Can anyone confirm
this?
> I've had discussions with other CCIE candidates lately regarding the
attendance
> of prep-classes vs. taking the actual lab. If you take a look at the
prices for
> 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 couple
> of times over a prep-course (and then potentially still taking the
lab a couple
> 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 chart
> the ideal course - what would that look like?
>
> Mary
>
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