Re: Passed in Brussels yesterday

From: Narbik Kocharians (narbikk@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Jan 20 2009 - 15:07:39 ARST

Good job.

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 9:00 AM, oluwaseyi ojo <sameoj@gmail.com> wrote:

> Congrats Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:52 PM, 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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Narbik Kocharians
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