From: Ramanpreet Singh (sikandar.raman@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Jan 20 2009 - 13:29:13 ARST
Congrats!!
On 1/20/09, Marijo Bernardic <MBernardic@relianceglobalcom.com> wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> It's a big day for the US today and it is a big day for me :-)
>
> Yesterday I passed the RS exam in Brussels on my first attempt. I still
> cannot believe it. It was such a great feeling when I logged in and saw
> the status "passed" and my number 23245.
>
> I arrived in Brussels on Sunday and stayed at the NH Hotel which I can
> really recommend. It's only a 5 minutes walk away from the Cisco
> building.
> Enough for me two have a cigarette during the walk :-)
>
> The first 20 Minutes I read the whole exam using the diagram as the
> reference. At this stage I already made some notes.
>
> Do not get nervous if some other guys already started typing.
>
> Until lunch time I was doing pretty good. Skipping one or two tasks
> I managed to complete almost the whole exam. Only three more tasks to
> solve
> after lunch. I think this was the most important thing...SPEED...I had
> then approx. 3 hours for double checking my config, asking the proctor
> and running the ping script a few times.
>
> Here is what I used for preparation:
>
> - almost all InternetworkExpert products: Audio Classes, Advanced
> Technologies CoD, Workbook Volumes I,II and III (all Version
> 4.1)
> These are great materials and they really helped me
> understanding the
> technologies and speeding up my configurations
>
>
> - Cisco ASET Labs: I was lucky that the company I work for is a
> Cisco
> channel partner. So I got the
> opportunity to use
> these labs. So check with your company
> how their
> status with Cisco is.
>
>
> - IE Mock Lab: I was doing Labs 2 and 4. These helped me to see
>
> where I am in my preparations. Also it
> is a good
> experience to do a full 8 hour lab
>
> - Cisco Docs: As often stated on GS, you need to know
> the Docs
> and where to find hopefully quickly an
> answer
> During the lab I used them a few times
> the last
> three hours. Just to doublecheck if you
> are not
> 100% sure
>
> - GS Forum: Great community with a lot of experts
> willing to
> help and share their knowledge. Helped
> me often
> to get the last two cents in
> understanding some
> features
>
>
>
> Here my study timelines:
>
>
> I started with the Audio Classes, then Video classes and finished
> Workbooks
> I, II and III 3 months prior the exam date. The next 3 months I was
> repeating the Volume II Labs with a difficult level 6-8. I did also some
> Level 9/10 labs but often went only through the solution in detail.
>
> End of November I did the first Mock Lab, mid of December the second.
> First week in January I completed the ASET Labs a second time.
> Last week before the exam I did two Volume II labs and went through all
> Cisco Docs and through my notes.
>
>
> I am sorry for the long post :-)...but I hope it maybe helps you a bit
> in your preparations.
> I wish all of you which are currently studying all the best and good
> luck.
> Your big day is waiting for you :-)
>
> Also I would like to say thank you to all the experts here on the GS
> list
> which really spend their time in sharing their expertise.
> Also a big thank you to the IE team for having great products and a good
> support.
>
> So now my next task will be doing sports again and loosing all the
> weight
> I put on during my studies :-)
>
> Regards
>
> Marijo Bernardic
> CCIE #23245
>
>
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