From: Farrukh Haroon (farrukhharoon@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Apr 22 2006 - 03:18:11 GMT-3
Congratulations Larry! very motivating story!
On 4/22/06, Jai Prakash <jpjsr06@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Larry,
>
> Very warm Congratulations dude!
>
> Now, you have family as well as social life with great happyness.
>
> Take care urself and ur health which you might not taking care while on
> the track of CCIE.
>
> Best Regards,
> Jai
>
>
>
>
> On 4/22/06, Schulz, Dave <DSchulz@dpsciences.com> wrote:
> >
> > Congratulations, Larry!
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com on behalf of Larry Roberts
> > Sent: Fri 4/21/2006 8:00 AM
> > To: 'CCIE Security Mailing List'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: Now its my turn
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, finally I get my chance to write this e-mail. On the 19th of April
> > I officially became CCIE 16084. (Security)
> >
> > Its been a long road for me and I have paid the light bills more that
> > once or twice for Cisco.
> >
> > First time was 4 or so years ago. I wasn't ready, but I didn't have a
> > clue how to study for the lab. At this point I had never even heard of
> > groupstudy and I don't think anyone even offered a workbook at this
> > point. I failed, but it was semi-respectable.
> >
> > Fast forward another year and its time again. This time I think that I'm
> > prepared. and I go in and give it a good shot. Turns out I wasn't. I had
> > a couple questions that I didn't understand what they were wanting.
> >
> > Fast forward another year. I know I'm ready at this point. I have
> > subscribed to groupstudy and really started digging into the material.
> > I take the lab and I'm sure I nailed it. I get my results and its my
> > poorest showing yet. I finished early, reviewed my work and still
> > failed. At this point its no longer material thats getting me, but
> > rather the questions.
> >
> > Fast forward 2 months. My written is about to expire and I need to get
> > this thing done. The format has changed and now the lab is
> > pre-configured. R&S points were gimme points so now I'm a little
> > nervous. I go in and nail the lab. I'm convinced I pass. I almost
> > celebrate. Then I get the result...Fail. In my lab the IDS sensor
> > wouldn't save the config. I get my results back and I get 0 for the IDS
> > stuff. If I calculated correctly I was within 3-4 points of passing and
> > the IDS stuff killed me. I was smart enough to ask the proctors to grade
> > me IDS stuff before they do any work on it, so either they didn't or I
> > missed something. Who knows.
> >
> > Fast forward 1 year and 3 months to April 19th 2006. I have been working
> > at Cisco since last August. Its baptism by fire! When I started working
> > at Cisco I decided then and there that this certification was mine. What
> > I needed was a new approach. My last two attempts I had failed not
> > because of a lack of knowledge, but because I didn't get what they were
> > asking for or I didn't give them *EXACTLY* what they asked. I finally
> > broke down and purchased a workbook and decided to get some training.
> > With my IPExpert workbook in hand I sat down and started going over each
> > section. At the end I would look and compare my answers to what they
> > had. Each line was analysed to see why they used the commands they did.
> >
> > For me, the workbook made the difference. Yes there were errors, but
> > being able to find those and even better, be able to tell you WHY they
> > were wrong is what told me that I was ready. I know that Wayne is
> > updating the material now and that those books will be even better.
> > They really do make the difference...
> >
> > What I'm trying to say is DONT EVER GIVE UP. It took me 5 times to get
> > it, but nowhere on my number does it mention how many times I took it to
> > pass, only that I passed! Its also more than knowing the material. You
> > need to read the question and analyse every word. When I was going back
> > over the test to review I found words that would alter something I did.
> > If I hadn't done that I wouldn't have passed. And finally BUG THE CRAP
> > out of the proctor. Its what he is there for.
> > I seeked clarification or definition at least 15 times. I wasn't going
> > to fail because I didn't understand what they were asking for.
> >
> > Last but not least I want to thank my loving wife and my now 7 month old
> > daughter for showing the patience to let me get this out of my system. I
> > promise to no longer be "the man that lives in the basement".
> >
> > Larry Roberts CCIE 16084
> >
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