From: dschulz (dschulz@skyline-ats.com)
Date: Thu Feb 14 2008 - 16:53:53 ARST
Congrats on passing the exam. However, I have been a silent member here
for the past year, but I do have to speak up for IPExpert and Scott Morris.
I have used IPExperts material and have attended a couple CCIE bootcamps,
for which I have been completely satisfied. There was never a time when I
felt information was withheld. My experience was just the opposite! Scott
has been a fantastic help to me (which I will never forget!) all the way up
to the time when I was going into the lab exam, and, sitting at the airport
on the way home. Scott has been one of the most responsive and helpful
individuals that I know! Not only is he a great expert, but a great person
whom I feel privileged to have sat his class. And... He has been a very
helpful part of this group.
Dave Schulz
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
jatinder.p.singh@bt.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:18 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Finally Pass Voice Lab on first attempt
Dear All,
Yesterday, I passed my ccie voice lab at brussels on my first attempt.
Firstly I would like to thank all who helped me towards achieving this goal.
Special thanks to Tarun pahuja, and the CCBootcamp team (Brad) who gave me
personal support. Even though I did not buy any of their products they gave
their personal contact details and helped me when I needed much help.
I started this journey in early 2007, I cleared the written after reading
all the recommended cisco press books. Then my company supported me in
buying all the voice lab equipment which I setup in my office.
They also approved for me to go on a bootcamp, and I choose to go to the
IPexpert for 12 days.
I bought all IPexpert products including COD and spent more then $10,000.
However I found their bootcamp demoralizing and disappointing . I was
discouraged and told that no one could pass the lab in the first attempt.
I felt they were hiding things from me so as to prolong my studies so as to
keep me lingering on.. Their support was terrible, their workbook had
errors, little explanations and I found myself spending hours being
frustrated when things would not work due to ommisions or things not
explained properly. As a customer I expect a teaching product to be
accurate and explain things so as to reinforce my technical abilities, but
soon I discovered that their strategy was to hide things, to make me it
difficult instead and to mentally discourage me so that I was guaranteed to
fail on first attempt.
However I kept positive and determined to pass this exam and made a
challenge to pass it on my first attempt. I spent the next two months off
work and studying 15-18 hours per day and working on my weaknesses.
I consulted the cisco press books several times until I was comfortable with
every technology and spent hours on-hands practising on all the
technologies.
From my experience the lab was not as hard as I thought it would be. I got
back from Brussels today and saw the good news.. now its time for a break
and some celebration.
Thanks to you all.....
J P Singh
CCIE (R & S , Voice)
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