Re: CCIE 24224!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Agree...

The lab always looks really easy which can be very good or very bad.

Nice story.

Congratulations again!

Darby

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Bogdan Georgescu <
bogdan.alexandru.georgescu_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you guys!
>
> Long story short:
>
> In 2007 I passed my CCNP, after that I studied for CCIP, which I cleared in
> mid-2008, and at the end of November 2008 I passed the CCIE R&S written
> exam
> after about 1 month of study, using the two Routing TCP/IP volumes and the
> CCIE Exam Certification Guide, 3rd Ed.
>
> I dedicated almost 4 months for the lab, with an estimated number of only
> 400 study hours because I had to manage my time between between the
> university studies and a full-time job.
>
> I started by reading all the relevant Cisco Documentation, both the
> Configuration Guides and the Command Referece, for the topics covered by
> the
> blueprint ( I needed about 150 hours ) and afterwards I started to play
> with
> different scenarios using Dynamips. In the last 3 weeks I made the
> IPexpert's free mock lab and another one paid from Internetwork Expert
> (mock
> lab #5) - none of which passed :)
>
> I arrived to Brussels on the day before the exam (Thursday), I made a quick
> reconaissance walk to the Cisco's buildings. That night I reviewed all the
> notes I had made and I went to bed around 11 PM. I woke up early, at around
> 5 AM, I had the breakfast and then I headed towards Cisco. On the way I
> admired the dawn and the planes taking off and I kept thinking that today
> is
> the 24th of the 4th month of year and knowing that the current CCIE number
> is around 242xx I told myself that it will be nice to get a number like
> 24242 - but they didn't give me this number (although I must admit I was
> pretty close with my 24224). The moment Istvan Teglas (the proctor)
> assigned
> me Rack 13 I knew that I was meant either to pass very easy or to miserably
> fail.
>
> The lab by itself seemed a little bit easier than what I've been prepared
> for. The open-ended questions seemed okay for me ( I honestly don't think
> there is any additional preparation needed for them ), but I was very
> nervous at the beginning of the lab and I finished (and reviewed them 4
> times) in 25 minutes. I managed to go through most of the tasks in 6 hours,
> then I got back to 2 of them which I skipped because I was only vaguely
> familiar with. In another 30mins everything was fully functional, so I
> rebooted the equipments one more time and started to review each and every
> task. This helped me to spot 2 mistakes ( one thing that I overthinked and
> got the proper clarification from Istvan and another feature I configured
> on
> another switch than the correct one ).
>
> My advice - if you want to get a good sleep after the lab and in the days
> to
> come, do not attempt the lab on a Friday. It is terrible, terrible
> stressing.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bogdan Georgescu
> CCIE# 24224
>
>
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