From: JOSHUA LAUER (jslauer123@email.uophx.edu)
Date: Wed Oct 06 2004 - 21:25:04 GMT-3
Yeah,
Drink Up!! I'll have one for you, as long as you have a few for me when I
pass :)
josh
Josh Lauer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Morris" <swm@emanon.com>
To: "'Daniel Sheedy'" <dansheedy@gmx.net>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 1:40 PM
Subject: RE: passed... 3rd times a charm! #13884
> Congratulations! Sounds like it's been a fun journey! Now you can have
> some of that wicked wheat beer in celebration this time! :)
>
>
> Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713, CISSP,
> JNCIP, et al.
> IPExpert CCIE Program Manager
> IPExpert Sr. Technical Instructor
> swm@emanon.com/smorris@ipexpert.net
> http://www.ipexpert.net
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Daniel Sheedy
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 3:46 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: passed... 3rd times a charm! #13884
>
> Hi guys,
>
> Just wanted to drop a line and let you all know that I passed on October
> 4th
> at RTP. I know that I always looked for encouragement to keep going by
> reading the 'success' stories. So, if you are interested, keep reading,
> otherwise... drop it in the recycle bin! :)
>
> After blasting through the CCNA a couple of years ago, I was looking
> around
> and asked,... what is the top Cisco cert? CCIE? cool... I'll have that
> in
> a year! heh heh... looking back, what a fool...
>
> I started in Australia at Global Knowledge, working through the CCDA,
> CCDP,
> CCNP, before sitting the written. Ended up moving countries after finding
> a
> nice little Frdulein in Austria, so the studies took a backseat for a
> while
> while i got the hang of learning to speak German with the customers....
> poor
> things...
>
> I bought a copy of Tom Laurus' prep book, which I found really great, and
> worked my way through that. I didn't have a lab of my own, and the
> company
> nearly choked when I told them what a lab would cost, so I ended up buying
> all my time through CCOnlinelabs. The service I got from Tony was great,
> and I can really recommend him to any of you without all the gear to
> practice on.
>
> I sat the 1st lab in Br|ssels, and missed it by 'that' much. I got the
> result pretty quick and drank myself into a stupor at the Br|ssels airport
> on Wheat Beer before getting on the plane back to Vienna... woo.. wicked
> stuff...
>
> I decided to put in the hard yards and keep going. I knew I needed to
> find
> out how to read the labs properly. The stuff is not rocket science... but
> knowing HOW to read the questions is part of the battle I think. I flew
> to
> Chicago for a week, and had a full on week with Cyscoexpert, and they
> really
> opened my mind as to the little tricks and nuances in questions.
>
> Flew back to Europe... went to Br|ssels one more time... no dice. Man..
> was
> I p*ssed! Asked for a rescore and got a few more points, but not enought
> for a cigar still.
>
> Anyhoo... While waiting for the rescore, I knew the % of getting a pass
> where like... infinitesimal, so I forked out the cash for some more time
> with Tony &
> bought a copy of the Internetworkexperts Lab Book. Man... what evil
> minds
> put that thing together? Anyway... That book dragged me kicking and
> screaming through the length and the breadth of the IOS, and for that I am
> grateful.
>
> A month before I went for my third time, I took a CheckIt lab from
> Netmasters.
> More evil minds... the industry is full of them! I ended up passing it,
> but
> found a lot of the areas that I needed work on. So, I concentrated a
> little
> more on those areas for the next month, brushing up on the weaker points.
>
> I ended up scheduling for RTP for my third time. I decided I would break
> the cycle and travel 16 freaking hours to sit the test, at least to be
> with
> some people who could speak English. What can I say..? Howard the
> proctor
> was a great guy to talk to. Friendly, professional and made you feel at
> ease. He didn't give any points away, but every question I asked, at
> least
> he gave me an answer that at least clarified the situation to me. Maybe
> I'm
> a little dense that way... :)
>
> I got my results about 9pm the same night, and am glad that finally this
> whole thing is over... Finally I can have some weekends to myself! heh...
>
> I think there were two things I did wrong, in my whole process. One, I
> didnt have my own lab. There is nothing like spending lots of hours on
> your
> own routers at all hours of the day.
>
> Second, I started an MBA about a year ago. Studying at university,
> working
> full time, and CCIE studies dont all fit easily into waking hours. :)
>
> Finally... this list was the greatest motivation. The gems of wisdom from
> the regular contributors, and the occasional flames for amusement. It
> really kept it alive for me.
>
> So.. thank you one and all for your help.
> I'll drink a beer or three for you!
>
> Cheers
>
> Dan
>
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