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

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 11:39 PM, 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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