From: Anthony Pace (anthonypace@fastmail.fm)
Date: Sat Oct 19 2002 - 16:02:29 GMT-3
I passed the CCIE lab in San Jose a couple of weeks ago on my fifth
attempt but not before attending CyscoExperts bootcamp in Lincolnwood
Illinois. I started in computers over twenty years ago and had sat for
the CCIE lab exam four times previously, without success. What was unique
about this school was that there was no instructor led lectures. The
bootcamp consists of 100% hands on labs. What made this different than
the many hours of labs I did during my self study was the instantaneous
clarification I was able to get when I got to an area of uncertainty.
Previously, I had been accumulating questions during my self studies and
researching the answers later. Getting into a discussion of an issue
while it was occurring was much more powerful.
The other aspect which my self studies failed to address was the
interpretation of the questions on the exam itself and the psychological
traps which one can fall into during the exam. CyscoExperts in no way
violates the NDA, however they give you insight into how to approach a
particular wording of a scenario or why it might not be a good idea to
spend to much time on any one "stand alone" item, no mater how tempting
it might be. As I have stated, this is all hands on, so it would make the
most sense to have a solid understanding of all the topics before
attending this school. All CyscoExperts CCIEs have a solid understanding
of the subject matter and Brian McGahan posts regularly on this list
answering questions and offering sample labs and "brain teasers". I would
recommend this school to anyone looking for that extra push over the
edge, with respect to the CCIE lab exam.
Anthony Pace CCIE#10349
-- Anthony Pace anthonypace@fastmail.fm-- http://fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Tue Nov 05 2002 - 08:35:51 GMT-3