Re: how long before my lab should I take a bootcamp?

From: Muhammad Nasim (muhammad.nasim@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 03 2008 - 18:03:59 ART

I agree with Narbik as I also want to become CCIE Instructor in Furture
(InshALLAH). Yes go a head and take Bootcamp : ).

BTW i did not attend any bootcamp : )

2008/9/3 Narbik Kocharians <narbikk@gmail.com>

> Gary,
>
> Gary,
>
> If you have not attended a boot camp how do you know what works???? How
> would you compare 2 weeks at home versus what you get from a boot camp??
> Once you compare the cost of being home for 2 weeks to the cost of a boot
> camp, you will soon see that the boot camp works out cheaper and you may
> learn bunch of things that you would not on your own.
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Gary Duncanson <
> garyduncanson@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> > I have never done a bootcamp myself. I can see myself taking a couple of
> > weeks
> > off later in the year to concentrate on lab practice 9-5 at home though.
> > That
> > would make a refreshing change from evenings and weekends battering on
> labs
> > after work. 100+ hours of practice that way should bring a lot of things
> > together nicely.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Matt Bentley
> > To: Gary Duncanson
> > Cc: Joseph Brunner ; Cisco certification
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:21 PM
> > Subject: Re: how long before my lab should I take a bootcamp?
> >
> >
> > I've always heard that you imitate success. I would be pretty surprised
> > if
> > Joe, Narbik, Brian Dennis/McGahan, Scott Morris, or anyone else who is a
> > "mailer-list expert" has taken a boot-camp for their most recent CCIEs -
> > Practice is practice, regardless of whether you pay 15,000 for the
> > opportunity
> > or not. I can say this as I strongly endorse workbooks/mock labs, etc.,
> > for
> > InternetorkExpert and most of the other training companies. If I were
> you,
> > I'd travel downstairs and lock myself down there for a while, eliminate
> all
> > distractions, and study. This is essentially all bootcamps do, although
> > they
> > charge a premium to do so. As for timeframe, I'd recommend starting this
> > about 8-10 months before you want to have any semblance of balance in
> your
> > life again.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Gary Duncanson
> > <garyduncanson@btinternet.com> wrote:
> >
> > Or just take two weeks off work just to concentrate on labs at home
> > during
> > the best hours of the day for a change.
> >
> > Mind you..if work was paying for a bootcamp that would be good.
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Brunner"
> > <joe@affirmedsystems.com>
> > To: "'Felix Nkansah'" <felixnkansah@gmail.com>; <usaccie@gmail.com>
> > Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 3:04 PM
> > Subject: RE: how long before my lab should I take a bootcamp?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Nice.
> >
> > Yeah, why spend the $$$ on a bootcamp? You use the money to go to
> > Disney
> > world after you pass on your first attempt without a bootcamp!
> >
> > LOL
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
> Behalf
> > Of
> > Felix Nkansah
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 9:42 AM
> > To: usaccie@gmail.com
> > Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: Re: how long before my lab should I take a bootcamp?
> >
> > Hi,
> > You could pass even without a bootcamp :-)
> >
> > Nevertheless, I would suggest you complete the bootcamp about 2
> weeks
> > before
> > the lab.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Felix
> >
> >
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