Here is my .02 ... mind you I have not passed the lab but I feel like I am becoming an expert in preparing for it...
If you are very well prepared for the lab, take the bootcamp as close to your lab date as possible. The bootcamp will help to peak your senses. It will seem like your brain has had neuron shortcuts built for solving lab tasks. You will be highly motivated and feel like you can take on the world. No CCIE lab task will be too difficult. This all fades away quickly in the days after the bootcamp if you are not able to spend the 10-12 hours a day studying to maintain it. However, if you are not very well prepared for the lab, the bootcamp will be a rude awakening for you. You will see that you have been fooling yourself into thinking the lab will not be that hard. You will see just how hard the lab will be under the merciless guidance of proctor Marko. In this scenario it can go both ways. You can take this knowledge and study your tail off to bridge the gap -- in which case you will want chunk of time between the bootcamp and your lab attempt. Or, you will leave the bootcamp and not put in the time needed to increase your skills and knowledge necessary to bridge the gap -- in which case you might as well take make your attempt as close as possible to the bootcamp so you don't loose that "peak". -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Robinson Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 2:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] IPExpert Boot Camp My company has purchased the One-Week Lab Experience boot camp for me to attempt, and its that time that I need to schedule it. How close to the date of the scheduled Exam do most people recommend attending the Lab Experience boot camp? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Steven D. Robinson Skype: WackoRobie GTalk: [email protected] ------- "Cycling, while generally pleasurable, is ultimately all about pain and suffering at the sharp end of competition." -Dr. Stephen Cheung, Ph.D. _______________________________________________ Free CCIE R&S, Collaboration, Data Center, Wireless & Security Videos :: iPexpert on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ipexpertinc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anheuser-Busch InBev Email Disclaimer www.ab-inbev.com _______________________________________________ Free CCIE R&S, Collaboration, Data Center, Wireless & Security Videos :: iPexpert on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ipexpertinc
