From: Edouard Zorrilla (ezorrilla@tsf.com.pe)
Date: Sat Sep 16 2006 - 15:41:06 ART
Bien Doctor,
Saludos desde Telefonica Empresas,
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gianpietro Lavado" <gianpietro1@gmail.com>
To: "Cisco certification" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 9:56 AM
Subject: First 5 digits going to Peru :)
> Hello all!
>
> Finally, after my 3rd attempt, and thanks to God, yesterday I got my
> R&S number. I would like to share some of my experience with you.
>
> Just before my first attempt at Brazil I thought I was ready, and indeed I
> came very close to passing (so close that I asked for a reread, well, you
> know the result). I think this time I did not paid enough attention to
> the
> questions. Other thing I did not do this time was getting more help from
> the proctor, everytime I were ALMOST sure of what they asked me for, it
> was
> enough for me (wrong!!).
>
> After one month and a half, I went to my second attempt at RTP. A very
> nice place and all, I thought I had performed well enough in the exam; but
> I
> obtained a lower score than in my first attempt! imagine the
> frustration...
> This time I paid more attention to the wording, but, analyzing later, I
> think that I might have had a problem with connectivity somewhere after an
> important change I made in the last minutes, maybe that brought me down :S
> Also, I don't not why, again, I did not asked much help from the proctors!
> still wondering why :(
>
> My third attempt (at Brazil again) was not easier, but I did not made the
> previous mistakes this time, I read carefully each task and considered the
> proctor my friend. At this point I can recommend you some tips for the
> lab
> that worked for me: Read carefully each task before starting the lab; use
> TCLSH and macros for testing connectivity faster; arrive with an strategy
> (practice it before, have an order for doing things); the redraw of the
> topology is very important too; feel comfortable asking the proctor if you
> are not sure what they are asking for (important); keep track of the
> complete and incomplete tasks as you go; finally, do what they ask.
>
> The material I used and found very useful in my last-stage preparation
> was:
> - Before 1st attempt: IE workbook v3.0 vol 1 & 2, IE Class on Demand and
> IE mock lab.
> - Before 2nd attempt: NMC CheckITs, 1 CCIE Assesor lab and GS.
> - Before final attempt: some review labs from IE WB v3.0, 1 NMC CheckIT
> and GS!!
> All these resources were excellent! Also building a lab of my own was
> vital, preparing a course for my colleagues about routing protocols helped
> very much too.
>
> I would like to mention that I wrote most of this mail (including
> everything
> but the last 4 digits of my number) more than one week before the big day.
> That helped me visualize this moment and gain extra confidence for the
> exam :D (this may be another tip)
>
> I am not a regular active participant of this list, but I want to thank
> you
> all, and very much, for helping me out with your postings. Special thanks
> to the following members of this list (most of them do not have idea of
> how
> much their postings helped me, most of them do not know me either!):
> Victor
> Cappuccio (mucha suerte pana, lo vas a lograr!!), Scott Morris, Brian
> Dennis, Brian McGahan, Sabrina Pittarel, Jim Ferens and Anthony Sequeira.
>
> I'll stick around. Best wishes and good luck to all!
>
> Gianpietro Lavado Chiarella
> CCIE R&S #16862
> Lima, Peru
>
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