RE: Do a practice lab the day before?

From: Darby Weaver (darbyweaver@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Dec 03 2007 - 13:35:16 ART


And with that said, how are you going to feel if you
fail and it is only by a few points on something you
wanted to see one more time.

Of course, I never sleep before a lab, so I'm a poor
person to take an opinion from.

My good friend Yemi has passed the lab already - and
many others have said the same thing as well.

--- "Salau, Yemi" <yemi.salau@siemens.com> wrote:

> I honestly believe it wouldn't be couterproductive.
> On the other hand, I
> don't think it will make any difference to your
> techniques in less than
> 24hours.
>
> In my own candid opinion, If you're going to pass
> CCIE, it wouldn't be
> down to what you went through a day before. That
> will be down to months
> of prep, skill building, time management and ability
> to work under
> pressure.
>
> You need to be in your best state of mind for the
> lab, CCIE isn't only a
> test of techniques and skills, it's also a test of
> your mental ability
> to cope under pressure, identify your mistakes in
> good time and quality
> time management.
>
> Some of the things in the lab comes to you easy,
> because of months and
> years of hardwork, not because of a 24hours last
> minute prep! Trust me.
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Yemi Salau
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Gregory Gombas
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 2:27 PM
> To: Cisco certification
> Subject: Do a practice lab the day before?
>
> In your expert opinions,
>
> Do you think doing an 8 hour practice lab the day
> before the real lab
> would be counterproductive?
>
> On one hand I think it would keep techniques fresh
> in my mind but on
> the other hand it might burn me out for the real
> lab.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
>



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