Re: Re:RE: failed 2nd attempt

Thanks Joe,

I agree. My wife and I have already decided that I'm going to book my next
attempt. If my work will cover it then good; if not its no big deal. I'm not
really doing this for my employer any way. Either way, I'm still taking the
next couple of weeks off ;-)
-Bobby

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Joe Astorino <jastorino_at_ipexpert.com>wrote:

> 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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