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

From: Narbik Kocharians (narbikk@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 03 2008 - 18:34:20 ART

I did not recommend that because you are or want to be an instructor, i
recommend that because i believe in that, i am sure people that have
attended my boot camp have benefited a lot. Most of them have passed on
their first attempt, you may not believe in that, but i do.

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Muhammad Nasim <muhammad.nasim@gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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