Re: winning strategy

Yeah, I think diversity is good. If I had to do it over again, and I had
the resources I would have used more than one. The only reason I didn't at
the time was because I could only afford one sort of "end to end" solution

On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Imran Ali <immrccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> seems none follwoing single vendor .....diversity is good . i dont thing
> its difficult to crack lab, if i go with two vendors totalling around 40
> labs..
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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