From: Jonathan V Hays (jhays@jtan.com)
Date: Thu May 29 2003 - 10:24:28 GMT-3
Congratulations, Dave!!
-Jonathan
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> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
> Behalf Of Swink, Dave
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 8:23 PM
> To: 'ccielab@groupstudy.com'
> Subject: CCIE #11678
>
>
> I passed the lab at RTP last Wednesday. What a joy! My
> path to the CCIE
> was not like one of those that we see posted occasionally,
> "studied for a
> couple of months and passed first time". It took me over two
> years of hard
> work, lots of time away from my family, and the development
> of discipline to
> study when so many distractions were available.
>
> My recommended resources:
>
> Undoubtedly, the biggest help to me in this quest was the
> unwavering support
> and confidence of my lovely wife, Olivia. I highly recommend
> having your
> wife committed with you.
>
> Good study partners kept me motivated and pulled me over some
> rough spots.
> Thanks to Will, Lance, Gordon, Tim and David.
>
> Two weeks at CyscoExpert gave me a huge boost towards
> success. The hands-on
> approach is great, the labs are mind-bending, and most of all, the
> instructors are nice people gifted with the ability to
> explain very complex
> subjects simply. Thank you Bahram, Brian, Peter, Tom and Naren. I
> recommend them highly.
>
> IPExpert labs were excellent. 85% of the skills required for
> the lab are
> there. The bad news is you have to do them to gain the benefits. Just
> owning them is not enough :)
>
> My favorite books: Routing TCP/IP V1 & 2 (Jeff is the man!)
> and Parkhurst's
> BGP and OSPF books. There are other good books, but these
> are the stone
> tablets!
>
> The proctors at RTP; Howard and Jeff were very professional,
> and as helpful
> as the rules allow.
>
> Last but not least; groupstudy is a great learning tool.
>
> Dave Swink CCIE #11678
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