Re: PASSED In San Jose CCIE# 25482!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations with your achievement!!!

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Regards,
Iwan Hoogendoorn
CCIE #13084 (R&S / Security / SP)
Sr. Support Engineer  IPexpert, Inc.
URL: http://www.IPexpert.com
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:39 AM, Rodolfo Beltran
<rudy.beltran13_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Experts,
>
> I passed my lab exam in San Jose on September 21st on my first attempt.  I
> had passed the written back in April of 2008.  It was almost my 18 month
> deadline so I had booked my lab exam on September 21st right before Cisco
> announced the Ver.4 changes.  I used the INE workbooks volume 1,2, and 3 and
> used them in that order.  After using volume 3, I went back over volume 1 a
> second time.
>
> First on the open ended questions.  I did not use any thing to study for the
> open ended questions.  I just went in to the lab with the knowledge I had
> gained throughout my career and studying and passed them.  I did not rush
> through them I took all of the time given to me to answer them.
>
> During the lab, I had finished my lab in 6 hours.  I used the last hour and
> a half to go back and review the entire lab.  Good thing I verified.  I
> found a couple of critical mistakes and had to go back and fix them.  I left
> the lab 30 minutes early as I had already finished, verified, and there was
> nothing else to do.
>
> When I got back to the hotel I went to have dinner and 2 hours after leaving
> the lab I had received an email from Cisco stating that my score report was
> ready.  I almost had a heart attack at the hotel restaurant.  I left the
> restaurant without finishing my dinner and immediately logged in the website
> and there it was.  My number 25482.  It was the greatest feeling in the
> world.
>
>  I would like to thank God, the INE team for putting out great material, my
> wife and kids for being so patient with me as I studied all those late
> nights, and for all those that post questions and responses on group study.
>
> Not sure what to do next.  I have my CCVP and have been working with VoIP
> for 3+ years.  But then I feel I have a hole that needs to be covered
> (MPLS).  Either way I am going to take a small break in between my studies
> and give my wife and kids some dad time.
>
> Thanks,
> Rodolfo Beltran
> CCIE #25482
>
>
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