From: Earl Aboytes (earl@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue May 16 2000 - 13:47:14 GMT-3
Congratulations!!! We all know how hard it is to get where you are.
A lot of people are passing that are from this list. It goes to show you
that interaction is crucial. Another common theme is the resting several
days before the test.
Good Job Phillip! Now get your life back!
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Earl Aboytes
Senior Technical Conultant
GTE Managed Solutions
805-381-8817
earl.aboytes@telops.gte.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of Lee,
Phillip (CAP, ITS, CA)
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 5:46 PM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: CCIE #5859
Well, I did it!! I made it through the toughest 2-day technical exam in the
business on May 3 to become CCIE #5859. There were lots of tense moments
particularly after the troubleshooting portion when I was waiting for the
results. It was a humbling and exhilarating experience all at once. I can
now breath a sigh of relief and get on with life. I want to thank this
excellent CCIELAB community for all the thought provoking questions and
insightful answers posted on this list. You guys helped me tremendously in
preparing for the lab.
I passed my CCIE written exam in September 1999 and this was my second try
at the lab exam. Two was always my lucky number anyway :-) Some advice for
CCIE candidates going for the exam. Don't bother studying the day before the
exam (or even earlier if you can help it). You are in for a uphill battle if
you are still cramming the night before. You need to be alert and mentally
relaxed to be able to reading the questions correctly and not make the exam
tougher than it already is. You need all those easy points and expect to be
stumped by some of the toughies. However, don't get discouraged even if you
don't get them all since they are only a portion of the exam score.
Time and stress management is key. Try and finish 75% of the exam in half of
the time allotted so you can have time to figure out the tougher questions
(this is not always possible depending on the exam but goal setting is part
of time management). For the troubleshooting section, follow Caslow's
methodology of working from layer 1 up. I keep a separate sheet for each
router so I can quickly write down the problems for each. Don't forget to
document the problems because you don't get points for fixing the routers.
Mental preparation for the exam is as important as the technical aspect of
the exam.
Good luck and keep the faith.
Phillip Lee
CCIE #5859
MBA, P.Eng, MCSE+I, HP Openview NMC, IBM Net.Commerce CSE
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