From: Kevin Baumgartner (kbaumgar@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Jan 18 2001 - 01:43:57 GMT-3
I think waiting 3.5 months between taking ECP1 and the lab is too long
a wait. At least it would be for me. I would have forgot a lot of the
stuff I learned. Maybe a month but anything more than that seems like
too much.
The instructor recommended three to four weeks.
Kevin
>
> I definitely agree -- BUT, make SURE you're not going to do what I did,
> and take the course 3.5 months before your lab. That was WAY too early in
> the game for me -- I got a healthy reality check from the course at that
> time, but I got tied up with client junk afterwards, forgot what new stuff I
> experienced, and did not pass my lab the first time (waah, waaah, waaaah).
> IF I could do it over again, and even forget what I now know about the CCIE
> Lab in Halifax, I would take ECP1 no more than 6 weeks before my lab date.
> I felt it was a HIGHLY accurate representation of what I experienced in the
> lab. With the deletions of certain topics from the lab, the ECP1 course has
> been changed, and I've actually thought about going back to take it again
> before my second lab attempt in late March... Bottom line tho -- PRACTICE,
> PRACTICE, PRACTICE!! BTW, the Broadwing CCIE Lab here in Reston was an
> exceptionally useful experience -- I also highly recommend that if you
> can...
>
> Hope this helps at least a little!
>
> Pete Kowalsky
>
> CCNP, CNE, MCSE
> The Allied Group, Inc.
> Reston, VA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Wolsefer" <wolsefer@anvil.prexar.com>
> To: "Roddie Hasan" <roddie@krweb.net>
> Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 12:25 PM
> Subject: RE: ECP1 in the home-stretch..
>
>
> > Bruce told me that I should take the course about six weeks to two months
> > prior to the lab so that I would have time to practice the things I
> learned.
> > After following Bruce's advice, I definitely agree. You cannot help but
> > learn a lot and especially where your weak areas are. Unless you are a
> type
> > 4 candidate, and they are rare, then you need some time to practice. This
> > advice might change if you have been to the lab already. In that case,
> > perhaps a shorter time before your lab would be ok. All I know is that
> > Bruce's class helped me an awful lot. It also helps to be with others
> > striving for the same goal you are.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > David Wolsefer, CCIE #5858
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> > Roddie Hasan
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 5:52 AM
> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: ECP1 in the home-stretch..
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've got about 125 days left until my lab in SJ and I am considering
> > taking Caslow's ECP1 course sometime between now and then. I have heard
> > enough praise about the course to know that it's worth taking, my question
> > is related to timing.
> >
> > My first thought was to take the course the immediate week before the lab
> > exam (May 14-18), and then just index the doc CD over the weekend and take
> > the exam on the 22nd. I was told that this might not be a great idea as I
> > would need at least two weeks after ECP1 to absorb it properly.
> >
> > My plan was to be essentially ready for the lab by the time I hit SJ and
> > to use ECP1 as momentum and rhythm going into the lab (as well as to
> > pick-up the things that I can't practice at home [ATM and Voice]).
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Roddie
> > --
> > <>> Roddie Hasan CCNP, CCDP, SCSA, MCSE - roddie@krweb.net
> > <>> TSC - Sprint e-Solutions - Dallas, Texas
> >
> >
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