From: Scott Morris (swm@emanon.com)
Date: Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:23:47 GMT-3
Time is most definitely an issue and one that you will have to practice to
master!
Per your questions:
1 - That will largely vary based on the lab you get. With some labs that
may be accurate, with others it may not. So don't assume there's a
benchmark like that because likely all you will do is bring yourself down
unnecessarily (if you have LOTS of L2 stuff) or pump yourself up too much
into a sense of complacency. Each lab is different.
2 - While it is GOOD to meet this, it's not always realistic and it's not
always helpful either. Too much free time to check can lead to paranoia.
Paranoia leads to unnecessary changes and screwing things up that really
were working but then you had time to over-think stuff. :)
3 - Diagramming is HUGELY important. Don't view it as a waste of time. If
you think of it that way, you'll have a sloppy copy of what's already there
and then you're right it will serve no purpose. It is designed to make you
think through everything and see the "big picture" ahead of time. At the
beginning of the exam is the ONLY time you'll see things clearly like that.
An ounce of planning is worth a pound of the cure (or something like
that)...
4 - Absolutely. Time management. If you aren't good at DLSW there is no
point in spending 2 hours on that which may or may not work when you can get
more points by doing other things.
The exam is presented in a linear fashion but you don't have to do anything
in any order at all.
The CCIE exam, while a highly technical exam really boils down to about 66%
technology stuff and 33% pure psychology and stress issues.
HTH,
Scott Morris, MCSE, CCDP, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider)
#4713, JNCIP, CCNA-WAN Switching, CCSP, Cable Communications Specialist, IP
Telephony Support Specialist, IP Telephony Design Specialist, CISSP
CCSI #21903
swm@emanon.com
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Anthony Sequeira
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 4:04 PM
To: Cisco certification
Subject: Time, Time, Time, It's NOT On My Side!
A definite factor in the failing of my first lab attempt - was - without a
doubt - time.
I could confirm that I was getting all points in the sections that I was
completing, but I could tell that many of them were taking too long.
One idiotic mistake that I had made in my initial preparations was that I
never took a practice lab in an eight-hour timed fashion - so I never
realized just how slow I go when configuring the gear. I also did not
realize the sheer mental stamina you need to sit there and rack your brain
for eight hours straight!
I have since purchased the (superb) InternetworkExpert WB and I am using it
against their rental racks in a timed environment. Sure enough - I seem to
be getting faster.
But I do have some questions for the group on this subject of time....
1) I have heard that with the one-day lab format - a great benchmark that
you are doing OK is that you are done with all Layer 2 and with all IGP
business by the halfway point. Does everyone agree with this benchmark
estimate?
2) I have also heard that to pass the lab - you should actually be done at
least one hour early! This allows you time to check all your work. Is this
true???? I hope not . . .because I get a sense that I will never be that
fast.
3) I have been trained by several multi-CCIE's that I need to re-diagram
almost everything in order to configure things correctly and efficiently.
Again - does everyone agree . . . .this certainly takes time off the clock.
4) Finally - does everyone agree that you SKIP a task that you do not know
how to do right off if you realize that it will not impact other tasks?
Thanks for reading this long post - I hope you feel I have not wasted your
TIME!
Thanks also to everyone in this incredible list - I will NEVER unsubscribe
and will forever lurk - until I get smarter that is.
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