From: Joe Rinehart (jjrinehart@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Nov 08 2005 - 18:07:55 GMT-3
Tom is a great proctor, I had him for several of my 5 tries :P
Joe Rinehart
CCIE #14256, CCNP, CCDP
Data Network Consultant
AT&T Pacific Northwest Enterprise Markets
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edwards, Andrew M" <andrew.m.edwards@boeing.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 10:12 AM
Subject: It is possible!
> All I can say is...
>
> God answered my prayers. I passed in SJ yesterday.
>
> Yes, there is more to it than that, but I must give credit where credit
> is due. A good combination of experience, effort, knowledge and most
> importantly prayer go a long way towards having clarity and success
> during the exam.
>
>
> Now, for those of you new to GS I would like to share my story. One day
> I realized it was time to prove to myself I could pass the CCIE R&S
> exam. After passing the written on my second attempt I too started to
> study for the lab. I quickly found myself without any colleagues to
> discuss these crazy issues with at any level of depth required for the
> CCIE lab. So, I got on GS and realized how deep things really would go.
> Honestly, my first impression was that these GS people were crazy for
> arguing about Tc shaping intervals and how many bits burst in excess;
> absolute timers versus idle timers for lock n key, and all that other
> nitty gritty nerd knob stuff. Initially I thought people on GS that
> talked about these things in such detail really needed a life.
>
> Little did I know that I would soon be joining them...
>
> And so the story goes, I started to post on GS and discover exactly what
> I didn't know; or at least what I thought I knew was wrong. And slowly,
> over time, the facts got straight as did my technical experience and
> exposure. I too started grinding over Tc intervals, burst patterns,
> NBAR protocol matching, timer adjustments, etc. And then, one day I
> realized I was one of those people who needed a life. 8)
>
> Strangely, over the past 2 years, this list has become my second family
> full of personalities and people I really look forward to meeting. Its
> what I imagine a fraternity would have been like had I joined one. And,
> oddly enough, I feel like I just got through with a self inflicted
> hazing that I'll never forget.
>
> So now, after having spend the better part of 2.5 years and 5 lab
> attempts I have proven to myself the following:
>
> 1. The CCIE R&S exam is passable
> 2. Knowledge is required, but sometimes its not enough during the exam.
> This is where determination comes in (e.g. try and try again).
> 3. And probably most important: Do ONLY what you are asked to do and
> make sure things work EXACTLY the way you are asked.
>
> And in closing, I want to thank the Scotts & Brians for pulling away my
> knowledge blanket and really getting me to learn something. And Tim
> (ccie2be = cciewhois). I remember last year Tim and I would futs over
> IPv6 and why most V6 tunnels don't run IGPs and other stuff as we
> freaked out about this addition to the lab - oh those unfounded fears!
> And Chris Lewis for helping de-mystify QOS. Excellent stuff coming from
> Chris on the QoS front people! Not necessarily new material, but
> sometimes hearing it the 8th time a different way makes things sink
> in...
>
> I would also like to thank the proctors Tom and Tuong in SJ. Thanks for
> your guidance and patience for people like me who make this exam much
> harder than it was probably meant to be. And, Tom, I do hope I see you
> again but this time I'll guy you lunch - no voucher required. 8)
>
> And finally, the guys I really want to thank are Marvin, Brad, and Bill
> Lejewski at www.ccbootcamp.com. Yes, Bill (shows how dated I am).
> These guys have really watched me struggle. They knew I had knowledge,
> but just failed to convert during the actual exam. They were always
> there to help with anything I needed and they never gave up on me.
> Thanks guys. And now I'll take that beer Brad!
>
> So, I'm sure you will all agree, its time to get reacquainted with my
> estranged friends, family, and ever patient wife. She's 6 months
> pregnant and I've got a lot of painting and baby-proofing to do. 8)
>
> Thanks again GS! I hope to see you guys soon!
>
> Andy Edwards
> CCIE #15334
>
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