From: Thomas Larus (tlarus@cox.net)
Date: Tue Jun 03 2003 - 13:08:09 GMT-3
I am so happy for you!!! Congratulations!!
Sincerely,
Tom Larus
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Ross" <ross2k@pclv.com>
To: "GroupStudy LAB" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 8:22 PM
Subject: CCIE# 11757
> 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
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Fri Jul 04 2003 - 11:10:52 GMT-3