Hi Michael, I have not read the routing bits handbook but by all accounts it seems to be a worthwhile guide. Like I said I have never set eyes on the thing so I cant really vouch for it... I can only go by what I have seen on the various forums. Thats written by the guy who looks like John Cena? http://en.gravatar.com/wiggwire
Anyway... I relaxed by doing nothing to do with Cisco or Lab stuff. The only thing I did was locate where the Lab was so it would be easy to find the next day. I had a glass of shiraz with dinner and thats it. I sat in the hotel doing not very much and I also rescued an injured bird from Pacific Highway just down the road from the lab. If you go in thinking "Oh no, I have the exam, I am so stressed and I'm going to fail" then you will do just that. I find a way to not think about something is to do something that would use a different part of your brain. ie go for a jog (if that suits you), do a pilates class, or something physical. Read a book about cars or something that does not require your analytical bits and pieces to work. This means no soduku or any of those other ridiculous things. The physical type stuff in my view is a good option as it uses totally different parts of your brain. Make sure you dont exert yourself too much or injure yourself. That would really ruin your day. I also would suggest avoiding computer games the day before the lab... You need to think during those too. You will have a whole day to play games in front of the computer when you do the lab. Bear in mind here I am not a psychologist either (just a network guy who does pre-sales) so that section about brains is probably full of 5hi7 but I dont really care :) If you are worried about sleeping, be wary of sleeping medication. Some of those might zonk you out and make you useless the next day. The day before the lab is a very poor time to be experimenting with drugs and the like. Melatonin might be ok for you... but if you take some and you wake up two hours late dont come running to me as you took the stuff to begin with. I did not make you. A glass of shiraz and a big bowl of creamy pasta did the job for me. Either way all this is what worked for ME. YMMV, but it worked for me. Cheers, Matt CCIE #22386 CCSI #31207 On 7 May 2011 11:53, Michael Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > Thanks for the great advice so far guys. Don't worry Matt I will take your > advice to heart. So no routingbits.com handbook? I was planning on reading > that right before I go to sleep because I've made it a habit of falling > asleep to Cisco material. Hey I need something dry to put me to sleep! What > did you do about your nerves the night before the test? I'm hoping I will be > able to fall asleep! I've been preparing for this day for 6 months and I > can't wait to take it. Thanks again for the advice. > > >> Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 08:33:15 +1000 >> Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] One month till Test day >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> CC: [email protected] >> >> Here a few things from my view. Take them as you will. >> >> How far from the lab location are you? Ensure your flight is at least >> ino day in advance. Do not fly out on the morning of the lab, even if >> it is only an hour flight. You still need to dick around with >> security, transfers etc and your hour flight really takes about 5 >> hours. >> >> Dont rink ANY alcohol. No matter how tough you think you are and how >> well you think you can handle your grog. Maybe one glass of wine with >> dinner OR a cognac for a nightcap or similar but that will do. You >> will be surprised at how much or a difference this will make after 3-4 >> days. >> >> Make sure it takes less than 10 seconds to find anything in the >> documentation. You WILL find somehting you are unsure of. The docs >> load rather fast in the lab (I assume there is a local cache) so you >> cant blame load times. Efficient documentation usage is essential if >> you want to pass. >> >> A car wont run without wheels. Therefore dont concentrate on the >> sunroof or the sound system. If your L2/OSPF etc is shagged then >> there is no point trying to get the L7 pretty stuff working because >> they wont even score without the underlying working. >> >> The above are general well-being/lab concepts. Work these and you >> will be ready for test week. >> >> L-7 Keep studying as normal. By now you should be doing higher end >> lab sims within 6 hours. If not enjoy your $1500 hamburger. >> >> L-6 to L-3 As above >> >> L-2 travel day. Stay out of the bar at the airport. Leave your books >> at home. If you dont know it now you never well. Doing study from >> now will only stress you out because you think you dont know things. >> >> L-1 hotel day pre lab. Grab your favourite media player and plug it >> in to the TV in the hotel and watch the enrite Star Wars/Back to the >> Future/Rocky/Debbie Does Dalls or whatever you like to do to chill >> out. Go and get a massage. Buy a new jacket or jeans or something. >> Dont even think about the lab at all. Yes, this is just as easy to do >> as it is to say. A massage in the evening is very beneficial. Have a >> nice dinner and get to bed as early as you can. A decent night sleep >> is worth about 30% of your mark (in my view). If you sleep well you >> can think better, see problems quicker and focus more. You could have >> done 16 hours a day study for past three years and if you dont sleep >> well the night before then it wont make any difference whatsoever. >> >> L-0. test day. Get up early so you arent to drowsy when you walk >> into the test. Get a nice breakfast. Have a coffee. Not too many so >> you dont get the jitters (save that for the QoS section >> *baddum-tsch*). Enjoy the lab and kick it all the way back to San >> Jose! >> >> Cheers, >> Matt >> >> CCIE #22386 >> CCSI #31207 >> >> >> On 7 May 2011 01:38, Michael Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Hello all, >> > >> > Well its official, I have one month left to go until test day. I will >> > blow through the rest of Volume 3's labs (going through them will with >> > barely any hiccups!). I've also been really reading the Doc CD on the 3560 >> > and 12.4. I feel like I'm really comfortable finding any command that I >> > need >> > and I've practiced all of the obscure things. Other than continuously >> > labbing for the final month is there anything else that you guys (that have >> > passed) would do for the final stretch that would put me over the top? >> > Thanks for the advice in advance. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, >> > please visit www.ipexpert.com >> > >> > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out >> > www.PlatinumPlacement.com >> > > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? 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