RE: Re:RE: failed 2nd attempt

I paid every single thing for my CCIE on my own dime ... and let me tell
you, when you pass it will all be worth it :) Your company may care about
your success from a business perspective as an investment, but nobody is
really going to care about your success on a personal level except you and
maybe if you are lucky a few close friends, family and mentors. When you
get it, no matter who pays for it, you will have that sense of
accomplishment that nothing else can give you.

Regards,

Joe Astorino
CCIE #24347 (R&S)
Sr. Support Engineer - IPexpert, Inc.
URL: http://www.IPexpert.com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of L
Pham
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:07 PM
To: Bobby Kimble; Charles.Henson_at_regions.com
Cc: Gary Duncanson; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com; nobody_at_groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Re:RE: failed 2nd attempt

  And Bobby, let me say this from my own experiences:

  My last 2 paid exam ( one failed, one passed ) : both reimbursed by
the company I last work for ... I pay for both initially by my own
hard-earned dough.
  Once you passed, there is a lot on the table to choose.

  It not a guaranty that my company will do it today, but it is an
investment for the future...
  Heck, I should leave the investment out of it ;-))).

  You get my idea.

  HTH, Loc
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:49 AM, <Charles.Henson_at_regions.com> wrote:
> Bobby,
> For what it's worth, I failed in November. My company was hit hard
> just like everyone else and this had been paid for long before but I knew
> it was the last. I am going back next month on my dime. Driving to RTP
from
> Birmingham. Studying on my own instead of going back to the free retake
> class cause even T&E got axed.
>
> To back up Gary, don't give up and don't think twice about paying for it
> yourself. It'll pay you back in the long run. Keep the faith.....
>
> Charles
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Gary Duncanson <gary.duncanson_at_googlemail.com>
>
> To: "Bobby Kimble" <bobby.kimble_at_gmail.com>
>
> Cc: <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
>
> Date: 06/25/2009 12:31 PM
>
> Subject: Re: Re:RE: failed 2nd attempt
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Some time off will help Bobby,
>
> If the company won't spring for another test then if I was in your shoes I
> would join the club and pony up like most of the rest of us. I think you
> should pass next time either way so find the money!
>
> Enjoy the vacation.
>
> Regards
> Gary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bobby Kimble" <bobby.kimble_at_gmail.com>
> To: "Ryan West" <rwest_at_zyedge.com>
> Cc: "Tanuj Mathur" <ciscoie_at_in.com>; "ccielab" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:08 PM
> Subject: Re: Re:RE: failed 2nd attempt
>
>
>> Thanks Everyone,
>> I'm taking two weeks off to go on a vacation with my family and to clear
>> my
>> head. I'm NOT going to give up on passing the lab. The biggest issue that
>
>> I
>> have right now is whether or not my work will pay for another test. If
>> they
>> will then great, but if not I'll just have to figure out something else.
>> There is no way Hell that I'm going to waste all of the time and effort
>> that
>> I've put in to this.
>>
>> I was let down (and a little hungover) yesterday, but now I'm just mad
>> enough to get my fire back. Obviously I need to come up with a solid
> study
>> plan, but this can wait until I'm back from vacation.
>>
>> Thanks again!
>>
>> -Bobby
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Ryan West <rwest_at_zyedge.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Tanuj,
>>>
>>> It was my experience that the mock labs were graded that night and the
>>> results were either the same day or early that morning. As Scott would
>>> say,
>>> it depends. If you're scoring above 60%, you can start giving yourself
> a
>>> lot of those points because it will be clear where the mistake was and
>>> you
>>> won't make it again. If you're below that, there might be some major
>>> holes
>>> that need to be worked on.
>>>
>>> Maybe every other day for a mock lab would be the way to go, if you're
>>> close, you can work on speed on the off day. If you're far off, you can
>
>>> use
>>> that day to bridge the gap.
>>>
>>> -ryan
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Ryan,Is it all right to take the mock labs in quick succession
>>> without
>>> actually waiting for the results?example. with a gap ofone day between
>>> succesive mock labs or is it advisable to take them over a longer period
>
>>> of
>>> time such as once a week?I am referring to the IE individual mock
>>> labs.Regards,Tanuj
>>>
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