Study Advice

Hi guys,

I am looking for some good advice for approaching attempt #2 for R&S. I
failed my first attempt back in September 2008 and due to personal
situations I haven't been able to pick up my studies again, which means that
I won't be able to comply to Cisco's policy to do the second attempt within
a year after the first attempt. Thus, I will have to redo my theory as well.
Not so much a problem (considering the QEQ), but not fun nonetheless.

I have decided to go for version 4 (both theory and lab), and so I need to
get up to speed on the new topics, work on my weaknesses (security, qos,
multicast, ip services) and keep the rest up to speed as well...

Here are my questions:
1. Is it wise to combine theory and lab study? Or should I do theory first?
2. How do I make sure I don't "overdo" the theory study (i.e. spend too much
time on it)?
3. How do I best prepare for the new topics in v4?

BTW, I am using Internetwork Expert solely (Volume 1,2,3, and CoD for both
R&S and SP).

Looking forward hearing from you.

I really want to nail it the second time, and put my name on my own site
(CCIE Hall of Fame), but do not look forward to the new topics and the
troubleshooting ;-)

Sincerely,
Marc

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Received on Fri Jun 05 2009 - 10:49:07 ART