I would also use momentum, and take the tests covering material of greatest
familiarity to me first. As an example, I have all service provider and
little enterprise experience, so I would go
routing
bcran
switching
support
Bri
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hickey"
To:
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: Order of taking CCNP exams [7:3160]
> Since I am in the middle of my CCNP right now, I am curious if the
relative
> difficulty of each test, as listed by Phil, is generally the concensus
here
> in the group....
>
> Switching (easy),
> BCRAN (hard),
> Support (easy),
> Routing (hard)?
>
> I've only taken the Routing so far (studying for BCRAN now), and if they
are
> considered the harder tests, Switching and Support should be cake.
>
> Thanks
> Adam Hickey
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> _____________________________
> "And One!"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Circusnuts"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 5:44 AM
> Subject: Re: Order of taking CCNP exams [7:3160]
>
>
> > Depends on how schooled you are. Myself- I'd not studied for a cert.
exam
> > in 2 years, so I started with the BCMSN (Switching). The Switching exam
> is
> > mainly wrote memorization. I took them in this order: Switching (easy),
> > BCRAN (hard), Support (easy), & Routing (hard). I was most concerned
with
> > Routing, since I worked in all EIGRP shop. When you're one test away
from
> > finishing the series, momentum gives you a great edge (& it did for me
:o)
> >
> > Materials: I used the Cisco Press CCNP books, Exam Cram CCNP books, &
the
> > Boson exams. The Cisco Press books pretty much make up the exams. If
you
> > boss is on you to get the CCNP done (like mine was), it's possible (with
> > practical experience) to get these test finished in 4 to 6 weeks. A
> > co-worker finished them in 4 weeks, I'm a little slow (so 6 weeks for me
> :o)
> > I hear a lot of advice goven toward jumping right into the CCIE written.
> I
> > plan to take the written soon, but I have a lot of hands-on & many
> > co-workers who have recently taken the lab (have a good idea of where I
> need
> > to be). Guess what I'm saying is, unless you have a plan to pass one of
> the
> > most difficult practical exams known to man (CCIE Lab)... taking the
CCIE
> > written & starting that "12 month" clock ticking might be more than the
> > average person has bargened for.
> >
> > All the best !!!
> > Phil
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (rfonteyn)
> > To:
> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 7:33 AM
> > Subject: Re: Order of taking CCNP exams [7:3160]
> >
> >
> > > I think it 's all the same,
> > >
> > > I did CIT (jan 08), CCIE R&S Drake test (April 20) and Foundations
> > > (April 27). I have some three years experience, but I've been too lazy
> > > to take the exams sooner.
> > >
> > > My comments?
> > >
> > > Take CIT at the end, it tests your knowledge of the previous tests.
> > > Foundations seems harder then the CCIE Drake test (at least for me it
> > > was).
> > > The others you do as you like I guess, personally, I'd go for Routing
> > > first.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4 May 2001 07:07:10 -0400, in groupstudy.cisco you wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >I am to start reading for CCNP exams. Can someone tell me in which
> order
> > I
> > > >should use in taking the four exams. particularily should i start
with
> > > >routing and then switching, or vice verser. am planning to take one
> exam
> > > >after the other.
> > > >
> > > >This is my first posting so bear with me.
> > > >
> > > >Best Regards,
> > > >
> > > >Kigunda Mbogo, CCNA
> > > >
> > > >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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> >
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