From: Michael Lea (grepgrep@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Jun 02 2003 - 23:12:16 GMT-3
Good Job Tim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>From: "Tim Ross" <ross2k@pclv.com>
>Reply-To: "Tim Ross" <ross2k@pclv.com>
>To: "GroupStudy LAB" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Subject: CCIE# 11757
>Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 17:22:22 -0700
>
>I've been wanting to post this "I've passed" message a long, long time.
>I've
>been studying for my CCIE for around 3 years. Went through the CCNA, CCDA,
>CCNP, CCDP, and then realized that they were only a small fraction of what
>was
>needed to pass the CCIE exam. I did not "pass the lab on my first attempt"
>or
>only study a few months to prepare for it. I feel like many of the CCIE
>topics
>are ingrained in my head like a ROM chip and are no longer erasable due to
>constant repetition and studying them so long.
>
>I could have never finished the certification without a huge amount of
>support
>from my wife, Mary. She has been so supportive that she has even learned
>much
>of the material with me and read parts of some of the CCIE study manuals so
>that we could discuss and review them to help me learn as well as do
>practice
>labs together in our home lab with me.
>
>My friend Bernard Omrani has been a constant mentor, study partner, and
>source
>of encouragement. Occasionally insisting that I take a break to go to a
>comedy
>club or come over for dinner when he saw that it was driving me crazy.
>Other
>study friends David S., Gordon, David B, and Mike L. kept reviewing
>practice
>labs and motivating me to work harder.
>
>Finally CyscoExpert has the best CCIE class around. The class is actually
>more
>of an individualized study program and customized for each person. Their
>labs
>are more difficult than the actual lab and geared to make you think like a
>CCIE. I began to see issues immediately when looking over a scenario after
>attending their class. Bahram is a great teacher as well as a great person
>to
>deal with. I wish I could learn customer service skills from him as well as
>Cisco skills. If you have studied a long time (as I have) and nearing the
>end
>of your CCIE studying (as I was - one way or the other), then CyscoExpert
>is
>the place to go. Bahram, Brian, Peter, Tom, Naren, and Mitch are all CCIEs
>and
>each contributes slightly different special skills that they have to their
>students. Bacho was also a great help at CyscoExpert and I'm sure that he
>will
>soon be a CCIE also.
>
>Groupstudy has been a fantastic tool to help study. I do not post very
>often
>but I read many of the topics here and then review them in the
>documentation
>CD or Jeff Doyle Volume I or II. These are my recommendations for new CCIE
>candidates: Read Jeff Doyle Volume 1 and Volume 2. Purchase IPExpert
>practice
>labs, build a home lab and spend a lot of time on it. Then review
>everything
>as needed on the Cisco Documentation CD. Prior to taking the lab go to
>CyscoExpert. You will find out how much you "don't know" while at
>CyscoExpert.
>Depending on your experience and length of study time additional visits to
>CyscoExpert might be helpful.
>
>Happy routing and switching,
>Tim Ross
>CCIE# 11757
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