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]]> By: Tassos http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Tassos Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:52:19 +0000 http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/#comment-156 Hi Arden, I would say you should try them after you're sure of your knowledge. Do some mock labs before, in order to get the feeling and if you feel confident enough, go for the assessor labs. I did mine 20,27 days before the lab (i did them on Fridays, so i could repractice them -using dynamips- during the weekend), after i had done 2 mock labs and i had decided that i would go for the lab. Hi Arden,

I would say you should try them after you’re sure of your knowledge. Do some mock labs before, in order to get the feeling and if you feel confident enough, go for the assessor labs.

I did mine 20,27 days before the lab (i did them on Fridays, so i could repractice them -using dynamips- during the weekend), after i had done 2 mock labs and i had decided that i would go for the lab.

]]> By: Scott Vermillion http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Scott Vermillion Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:00:29 +0000 http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/#comment-151 Hi Arden, OK, was hoping I somehow read that wrong, which clearly I did! Whew! Yeah, I did them both. They have value, no doubt. Thay are by _no_ means perfect. No proctor, obviously (no online format that I'm aware of offers one). Some technical difficulties with the inteface that seem to be pretty common. The grading scripts are, er, uh, less than perfect. Assessor B actually appears (to me) to be much more reasonable in terms of the script than A. The greatest value that I see is gaining some insight. Although the grading scripts belong to a commercial vendor, the lab scenarios, as I understand the situation, were furnished by the Cisco CCIE program office. So in spite of their rather hefty price and shortcomings, they are invaluable IMHO. I think your spacing is exactly correct, BTW. You'll have had the opportunity to recover and adapt/adjust/overcome between "attempts." Best wishes on all fronts Arden!! Cheers, Scott Hi Arden,

OK, was hoping I somehow read that wrong, which clearly I did! Whew!

Yeah, I did them both. They have value, no doubt. Thay are by _no_ means perfect. No proctor, obviously (no online format that I’m aware of offers one). Some technical difficulties with the inteface that seem to be pretty common. The grading scripts are, er, uh, less than perfect. Assessor B actually appears (to me) to be much more reasonable in terms of the script than A.

The greatest value that I see is gaining some insight. Although the grading scripts belong to a commercial vendor, the lab scenarios, as I understand the situation, were furnished by the Cisco CCIE program office. So in spite of their rather hefty price and shortcomings, they are invaluable IMHO.

I think your spacing is exactly correct, BTW. You’ll have had the opportunity to recover and adapt/adjust/overcome between “attempts.”

Best wishes on all fronts Arden!!

Cheers,

Scott

]]> By: Arden Packeer http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Arden Packeer Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:49:42 +0000 http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/#comment-150 Hey Scott, Haven't booked them yet, but I was planning on doing one on Monday of that week, and the other on Thursday. Give me time to digest the stuff i learn during the labs. Did you do the Assessors before you did your lab? Hey Scott,

Haven’t booked them yet, but I was planning on doing one on Monday of that week, and the other on Thursday. Give me time to digest the stuff i learn during the labs. Did you do the Assessors before you did your lab?

]]> By: Scott Vermillion http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Scott Vermillion Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:41:41 +0000 http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/#comment-149 Hey Arden, Do I understand correctly that you have both Cisco Assessors scheduled for the same day?? If not, ignore me. If so, this is surely folly. I'll comment as to why I think so if this actually turns out to be your plan... Cheers, Scott Hey Arden,

Do I understand correctly that you have both Cisco Assessors scheduled for the same day?? If not, ignore me. If so, this is surely folly. I’ll comment as to why I think so if this actually turns out to be your plan…

Cheers,

Scott

]]> By: Arden Packeer http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Arden Packeer Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:12:35 +0000 http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/#comment-139 Thanks Tassos, I will definitely be doing the assessor labs now. Im probably going to change my strategy around after reading your two posts, maybe intersperse the Assessor labs with the Mock labs. What order did you do them in? (Mock Labs, and Assessors). I have 8 weeks of study leave so I want to make the most out of it. I think that learning how to interperet the exam questions is probably going to be my biggest challenge and the Cisco CCIE assessor will help with that. Thanks Tassos, I will definitely be doing the assessor labs now. Im probably going to change my strategy around after reading your two posts, maybe intersperse the Assessor labs with the Mock labs. What order did you do them in? (Mock Labs, and Assessors). I have 8 weeks of study leave so I want to make the most out of it.

I think that learning how to interperet the exam questions is probably going to be my biggest challenge and the Cisco CCIE assessor will help with that.

]]> By: Tassos http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Tassos Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:54:11 +0000 http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/#comment-138 I would say you HAVE to try the assessor lab for just one reason: You get the idea behind cisco's grading! You'll probably make silly mistakes (as i did and failed in both of them) but you'll learn that cisco expects specific answers. Also, you'll be stress-tested in terms of time pressure, which is very good. Maybe you have read my 2 posts about them: http://ccie-in-3-months.blogspot.com/2007/12/ccie-assessor-lab-v20-78.html http://ccie-in-3-months.blogspot.com/2007/12/ccie-assessor-lab-v16-58.html I would say you HAVE to try the assessor lab for just one reason: You get the idea behind cisco’s grading!

You’ll probably make silly mistakes (as i did and failed in both of them) but you’ll learn that cisco expects specific answers.
Also, you’ll be stress-tested in terms of time pressure, which is very good.

Maybe you have read my 2 posts about them:
http://ccie-in-3-months.blogspot.com/2007/12/ccie-assessor-lab-v20-78.html
http://ccie-in-3-months.blogspot.com/2007/12/ccie-assessor-lab-v16-58.html

]]> By: Arden Packeer http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Arden Packeer Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:35:17 +0000 http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/#comment-108 Thanks guys. I think I will do the assessor lab just to get a feel for how Cisco asks the questions. I think half my battle is going to be question interpretation. I expect the first few Mock Labs will be a real challenge working for 8 hours straight. My motivation is still pretty high so thats a good thing. I'll also have to somehow keep my those baby eating dingoes and our pet kangaroo out of the study. :) Thanks guys. I think I will do the assessor lab just to get a feel for how Cisco asks the questions. I think half my battle is going to be question interpretation. I expect the first few Mock Labs will be a real challenge working for 8 hours straight. My motivation is still pretty high so thats a good thing.

I’ll also have to somehow keep my those baby eating dingoes and our pet kangaroo out of the study. :)

]]> By: Carl http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Carl Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:13:19 +0000 http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/#comment-107 Also good luck man! Also good luck man!

]]> By: Carl http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Carl Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:12:40 +0000 http://ardenpackeer.com/blog/blog-68-days-to-go/#comment-106 You guys are all way ahead of me in this game so not sure what I can add lol. I honestly think you have your plan down cold. The closer I get to the lab the more I want to work on my core topics. I want to be able to handle any core stuff on IE's mock labs within four hours. I would keep the assessor lab, just to get a different feel for a lab. It can't hurt to get a feel of a "cisco" lab. Also make sure to keep that break day a real break day :). No sense going into the lab hating everything about routers! You guys are all way ahead of me in this game so not sure what I can add lol.

I honestly think you have your plan down cold. The closer I get to the lab the more I want to work on my core topics. I want to be able to handle any core stuff on IE’s mock labs within four hours.

I would keep the assessor lab, just to get a different feel for a lab. It can’t hurt to get a feel of a “cisco” lab.

Also make sure to keep that break day a real break day :). No sense going into the lab hating everything about routers!

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