Re: winning strategy

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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