Sabeen,
I studied 2/3 of the nights for 3 months. I bought the most recommended books,
subscribed to Certificationzone, and went through the Cisco CD. I would say I was
dissapointed at how "easy" it was, but I had a good game plan. I took the test
once and got an 82% or so. I was well prepared.
I copied the R+S blueprint from Cisco and went through it subject by subject.
I did not read any particular book through to the end (except Interconnections by
Pearlman, I couldn't put it down), just used them as a reference. Some subjects I
knew well from experience, some required extensive study for me (some TR and FDDI
functions, Voice signalling, etc) . I cut and pasted the main subject groups into
word documents that had the objectives at the top. I would go through each of my
books and look up the protocols and terms in the index, read it, and make any
notes I needed. The last 2 weeks I could just read my notes to memorize frame
formats and such to refresh. I started with the Internetworking Tech Handbook and
to get a handle on the basics, then went to the more complex and technical
references. There were alot of subjects I knew nothing about and took close to 80
pages in notes. The note taking also helped me learn, because I had to take all
of those theories and put them in language on paper that I would understand.
You have to (or at least I do) watch out for burnout, so I would study for 2
nights and take a night off. Only study one day on a weekend. You can still enjoy
life. Even if it takes you an extra 2-3 weeks by taking nights off, you will
probably be more relaxed and retain more.
HTH :)
Good Luck!!
Larry
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> Hi group members,
>
> CCIE written. How hard it is? How long it will take to study it, if I quit
> my job and just study days and nights for it? I want an idea that how much
> time other people spent on it. Any feedback? (by the way, I couldn't find it
> on groupstudy archive, as I always check it before sending any message)
>
> Will get a full-time job in Cisco environment after I pass it (hopefully)
> and study for lab.
> I have my CCNA, and CCNP (soon) from Cisco and some other certifications.
>
> Any response will be appreciated. Thanks!
>
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