CIT was easy, I got a 950 the book is so straight forward (Cisco press). But I think there are some wording mistakes. Routing was the hardest for me because it was my first exam. Switching was interesting to me, so it was not hard, but not easy. Then there was BCRAN. Hmmm. I thought I knew everything they asked, but only walked away with an 890. However, I was in panic mode for the whole exam. The most challenging thing about this exam, was navigating the 30" command list on this 7" monitor on the 8088 they gave me. Then I had difficulty going back and forth to triple check spelling. I am the type to make typos, I make tons of typos. Being the paranoid type of person I am, I was sweating about the time. Most test I get them done very quickly, the "you know it, or you don't" approach. Computers cost 300$ now, would it kill the testing center to have a few newer PCs. I alone have spent at least 2000$ in this one testing center I go to. They take no pride in the testing center either, trash at the stations, machines not started. Or at a "It is now safe to turn of your computer" prompt. To make matters worse, the day I was going to take BCRAN, I scheduled it for a Sunday at 7PM so I would have plenty of time before the exam to gather thoughts. They call me at 9am, "Hello, could you come in early to take your exam, we would like to go home early tonight, we are closing the testing center early". I had to go in a different time then I was scheduled for the exam. I could have made a lot of trouble for them, but I just came in early and tried not to get upset about it. If I wanted to, I am sure I could get them in a lot of trouble for this, but I am not the type to try to do that. Anyway, after putting the pressure on myself, I finally got the CCNP now. I don't think my employer recognizes what this certification is, but it's one more step in the right direction. My plans are to work on the CSS1, but I am going to spend a lot of time hands on with the 515 we just got in and other actual equipment. I am taking some recovery time after this series.
Brian Zeitz MCSE,CCNP -----Original Message----- From: D. Tharp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: CIT exam [7:43100] This was the last exam I took to finish the CCNP and I found it easier than I expected. It is helpful to take this exam last because it does have a lot of material learned in preparing for other exams. To give you an example I only got a 780 on the routing exam (which I thought was the hardest) and scored a 931 on the CIT. I just think by the end of my studies I knew much more about the material and had a much greater understanding for it. If you take this exam last, you should have a much better time with it. Good luck! Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=43126&t=43100 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
