Re: winning strategy

I'm pretty much using the two vendor approach as well, IPX and Cisco 360
and both are good. One thing about the 360 stuff is that they don't have
technology focused labs so for that I used the IPX Volume 1 workbook. After
that I hit the Volume 2 and started doing the Cisco 360 graded mock labs to
see where I'm weak. Now I'm mixing the IPX Volume 3 and Cisco 360 together
throughout the week. While using one vendor is just fine, using two gives
you a different perspective on how questions are worded, etc. In the end
all of the vendors area great, and they all cover the same material. What
works for me may not work for another. However that being said I don't
think there's anything wrong with using more than one vendors workbooks for
study, especially towards the end when doing mock labs. So as of right now
I'm about 50% IPX Volume 3 and 50% Cisco 360. Cheers!

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 10:16 AM, marc edwards <renorider_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I have relied heavily on two, one being 360. I think both give great
> perspective to the exam but think that the 360 stuff is a very wealthy
> repository. I spend 90% of my time in the 360 lab workbook.
>
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Joe Astorino <joeastorino1982_at_gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Of course I don't mean literally sit the lab or give you actual exam
> > questions (cheating.) What I mean is some people tend to put all the
> > responsibility on a vendor, and tend to blame the vendor if they don't
> pass
> > instead of blaming themselves because they did not put in the time and
> > effort to prepare properly. In other words, no vendor is a magic pill. A
> > vendor is a great resource for learning and speeding up your progress,
> not
> > a replacement for hard work and dedication
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Imran Ali <immrccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > good advice though ..
> > >
> > > may be i was not clear i mean vendors like INE , or IPE or 360 etc
> > .......
> > >
> > > when we buy INE or IPE etc we dont expect them to sit for lab :-
> > >
> > > niether do we expect to see thier labs on actual exam ......
> > >
> > > but we expect to horn the skills to such level , that we can breez
> > through
> > > the lab....
> > >
> > > most of us have time limits ... wheather one vendor is enough or
> > > diverstiy is needed ...
> > > On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Joe Astorino <
> joeastorino1982_at_gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> I did. I had my chosen vendor and stuck with it all the way through.
> I
> > >> said it after I passed, I said it when I was teaching for said vendor,
> > and
> > >> I'll say it again -- passing the CCIE is more about you then any
> vendor
> > you
> > >> choose to use. The vendors are great and amazing tools, and can be a
> > huge
> > >> part of your success but what I am saying is that at the end of the
> day
> > you
> > >> sit the lab and you put in the dedication and time and sweat and tears
> > not
> > >> the vendor. You still have to commit. As long as you don't lay the
> > weight
> > >> of the lab exam on the vendor and expect them to sit the lab for you,
> > you
> > >> are fine.
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Imran Ali <immrccie_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Hi
> > >>>
> > >>> how many of you successful ccie rs passed candidates had practiced
> just
> > >>> ONE
> > >>> vendor ?
> > >>>
> > >>> please respond if you went and passed with just ONE vendor .
> > >>>
> > >>> no comparison of vendors is intended . just want strategy of
> successful
> > >>> students..
> > >>>
> > >>>
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> > >> --
> > >> Regards,
> > >>
> > >> Joe Astorino
> > >> CCIE #24347
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> > >> "He not busy being born is busy dying" - Dylan
> > >>
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