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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve H [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 11:10 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: 3 down, 1 to go...(passed BCRAN)
>
>
> In my case.. 1 down, 3 to go..
>
> Congrats Mark.. I just finally got myself back on the study
> train myself,
> and took the BCMSN Switching test today. I've been out of the
> study game,
> and out of GroupStudy for about a year now (Sorry guys & gals!!!) ;-)
>
> Well.. I finally found the motivation again, and passing
> todays test helped!
> I also found myself not studying as dilligently as I could
> have. In the end,
> I made it thru on 2 things. Personal experience and 2 days
> of cramming with
> the Cisco Press BCMSN Exam Certification Guide. I broke down
> & bought it as
> a last minute desparation move, as the Cisco Press BCMSN
> "course book" was
> putting me to sleep every day by chapter 2.. (Theory is
> soooooo boring!!).
>
> With only 2 days with the cert guide, I crammed the sample
> test & read the
> chapter Q&A quizzes over & over.. and on the topics I didn't fully
> understand, I read over as much of the chapter as I could to
> fill in the
> mental blanks.
>
> I do think I got a bit lucky, as there were a few area's I
> still feel weak
> in, but either got no questions on those area's, or barely 1 or 2.
>
> So, the concensus is that BCRAN is the easiest? Interesting. I thought
> todays test was easier than I expected, but still enough to
> cause a bead or
> 2 of sweat.. Personally, I know I'm horrible at things like
> Async configs..
> but ISDN I find rather easy.
>
> If anyone is still around from the last time I haunted the
> list (Chuck..
> Tony.. Ozzie.. Paul.. anyone... Buehler.. Buehler.. ) they'll probably
> remember why.. but that was in another life ;-)
>
> Interesting that everyone thinks CIT is the worst.
> Personally, I'm setting
> aside 3 weeks hard study time for BSCN Routing as the
> hardest. I'm on a
> tight personal goal schedule. 1 test every 2 weeks, but
> again, 3 for BSCN.
> So, tomorrow I schedule the CIT and hit the books. I suspect I have an
> advantage, in that most of my experience is raw
> troubleshooting. It's also
> mostly in routing, over switching, but the BSCN goes into a
> depth I haven't
> learned from experience yet. So, I'm planning heavy studies
> for that one.
> CIT I'm more secure about. Hopefully, it's not overconfidence..
>
> If all goes well.. we (my test partner) should see CCNP
> accomplished by
> mid-March. As she likes to say "Failure is not an option"
> ;-) Then
> again.. one does not always need immediate gratification to
> achieve success.
> But.. drive on we must!
>
> Steve-H@ .. oh wait.. nevermind. Now it's just:
> --
> -------------------------------------------------
> Stephen E. Hildenbrand, CCNP2Be
>
>
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> > Hey Group,
> >
> Just wanted to share my victory today over the BCRAN. Went in very
> > unprepared (first time going in feeling unsure) but still passed. I
> barely
> > studied for this one and my score reflected upon that but I
> still knew my
> > stuff and passed. I have to agree with the masses when I
> say that this
> test
> > was very, very easy. I wouldn't even say that this was a
> 10th as hard as
> the
> > switching or routing 2.0's. Well, I got one more to go
> (dreaded CIT) and
> then
> > I can change my signature (it's about time) from CCNA,
> CCDA...to CCNP,
> CCDA.
> > God I can't wait. =o)
> >
> > On a side note: The only thing I used to prepare for this test was
> Lammle's
> > Remote Access. I personally feel this book was great. I
> barely studied and
> > got a 762. If I had put more time into it I'm sure his book
> could have
> scored
> > me in the 900s. I recommend it to anybody pursuing the
> BCRAN. Thanks all
> and
> > now it's time to start studying for the CIT (Feb.
> 13...think I may change
> > that 13 though, just not a good number)...
> >
> > Mark Z. CCNA, CCDA, 3/4-NP (1 to go)
> >
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