From: Kulcsár
Date: Mon Sep 11 2006 - 09:57:32 ART
Hi everybody,
I passed the lab exam on the 25th of August. This was my first attempt.
I am a nervous kind of person, so my strategy was to calm my mind down besides
studying.
I practice yoga and other relaxation techniques, which were very helpful.
I passed the written exam last year in September. Then I sacrificed my summer
this year (almost 4 months) to study for the lab exam. I used Internetwork
Expert R&S Lab workbook which was excellent! With it I could learn the newest
technologies and features I needed not only for passing the exam but I use
them in everyday life.
I also went to Heinz Ulm's terrific mocklab-only bootcamp in Thierhaupten,
Germany. His guidance was vital at the exam.
Fortunetaly I work for a Cisco Gold partner and I had the necessary equipment
to practice plus remote access around the clock.
Although I was more or less a passive member, the mental power of this mailing
was wonderful!
The day before the exam day I did not study, I went to a body and feet massage
and tried to relax. After that I took the plane to Brussels, went to the
hotel, did some relaxation, drank a beer and I managed to get about 6 hours of
sleep.
Before the exam I asked the proctor so that I could take to the lab my lucky
piglet and a couple of color pens. The piglet gave my luck and the color pens
were vital when drawing.
I spent almost an hour with drawing and reading. Before lunch I was ready with
all but two questions. After lunch I double and triple checked everything and
found some serious mistakes. I also managed to solve the remaining two
exercises and tested, tested, tested.
At the end I had about 1 free hour. I started to think over and over again
things, and reconfigured a core subject, but then I had to stop as I was
realizing that maybe I was making things worse.
After the exam I went back to the hotel with two fellow candidates, we had a
beer and then I went to the airport and took the plane back to Budapest in the
evening. Next morning I went to a holiday by car, so I did not have Internet
access for two days. Finally I could check the results on Sunday in France and
I got my number!
Now I'm planning to go for the Security track next year. Before it I will
enjoy all the free time I have now.
Best regards and good luck to all of you,
Andras Kulcsar
CCIE #16768
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