Re: #25038

Good on you mate, good job. Sp is next.

See you in Sydney

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 10:13 PM, GAURAV MADAN <gauravmadan1177_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Congrats mate !
> Enjoy your success !
>
> Regards
> Gaurav Madan
> CCIE
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Evan Weston<evan_weston_at_hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> > G'day all,
> >
> >
> >
> > A note to say I passed on my first attempt in Sydney Friday just gone.
> >
> >
> >
> > I Started down this path late last year, passed the Written exam in
> January
> > and probably put in a solid 25 hours a week of study over the 7 month
> period
> > between January to the lab date July 31. I actually booked the lab date
> in
> > February so I had a deadline to make which is something I highly
> recommend
> > as it kept me motivated.
> >
> >
> >
> > For preparation I used IEWB1 and IEWB2, Doyle Volume 1 and 2, BCMSN and
> ONT
> > certification guides. I also attended Narbik's bootcamp 3 months before
> my
> > lab date which was incredibly helpful. After the bootcamp I followed
> > Narbik's advice and went through his books a few times and related every
> lab
> > to where it lives in the documentation and on weekends I did IEWB2v5
> labs.
> >
> >
> >
> > It's been particularly challenging with the introduction of OEQ and the
> > impending changes to the lab both announced during the time since I
> started.
> > The blueprint changes put a lot of pressure on me to pass first go,
> because
> > I knew by June that all the lab dates after July 31st would be taken and
> the
> > whole process would have been extended by 5 months at least.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think what the OEQ has done is made some of the more conventional
> wisdom
> > redundant. Especially where you read people saying you can't cram in the
> > couple of days before you take the lab. I know for sure reading through
> > Cisco press books and the DocCD in the 3 days leading up to the lab date
> > gave me the answers to two of my questions. If I hadn't have done this I
> may
> > have still answered them but certainly not as decisively as I did. I went
> > into the configuration section of my lab with no doubt whatsoever about
> OEQ
> > and I attribute that to the time I spent cramming.
> >
> >
> >
> > Lastly I need to thank God, my wife (who missed me!), my mates (who I
> > haven't had time for at all in the past 6 months!), Tom (who I studied
> with
> > and who listened to my rants through the emotional rollercoaster
> preparation
> > for this exam causes), Narbik, IE and all the other vendors and punters
> who
> > generously take the time to help people in this list.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers and see you all again in 6-12 months for SP!
> >
> > Evan
> >
> >
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