CCNP - Switch : Passed 934:1000
Just passed the CCNP Switch 642-813 exam. This test is a beast. I read that it was very hard and it was. I actually failed it by 31 points 2 weeks ago. I was worried that I would not be able to be prepared before the deadline. I studied for perhaps 6 solid months. Day and night. At home and at work. At times I thought I was starting to go nuts. I think I had an anxiety attack or two during these months. I really pushed boundaries of how much I could learn in a short time. I think if I gave myself a year instead of 6 months, I would've passed on the first attempt, and not be so stressed out. I put so much work into preparing for test exam that it barely feels like a victory.
I suppose that I should dive right into the Route exam, but I have a pair of free Juniper vouchers that are about to expire. Maybe I should go after JNCIA as a break from Cisco for a few weeks. Thoughts?
I suppose that I should dive right into the Route exam, but I have a pair of free Juniper vouchers that are about to expire. Maybe I should go after JNCIA as a break from Cisco for a few weeks. Thoughts?
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Congrats on the pass! I too can vouch for the difficulty of the switch test. I'd say go for the the JNCIA cert. I have heard when compared to Cisco tests they are a breeze. I will be doing the same too when I finish of NP. Route though I can tell ya from the hard time it gave me is rough as well. Maybe the new exam is a bit more organized but it too was a nasty evil beast!
Good luck to ya!
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How is it compared to ROUTE? I'd always heard it was easier, but I've been seeing a lot of fails on here recently. For those who failed, was it the planning topics that tripped you up? What were your bad areas?
Thanks.
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It's all based on where your strong suit is. Route for me had MANY new subjects I had never been exposed to, so grasping the topics took me more time and effort. Switch (the old exam) although I have not gotten a pass after 1 attempt I felt was easier as far as grasping the technology concepts however the test did seem to be written a bit more cryptic in the question / answer choices.
My ultimate career goal: To climb to the top of the computer network industry food chain.
"Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else." - Vince Lombardi
Now that I took SWITCHv2...I felt I knew the material ROUTE threw at me (except for a few VPN questions and that's supposed to only count for 5%) better than the stuff SWITCH threw at me, yet did better on SWITCH]. I did find one question on SWITCH that had me scratching my head as to what they were asking, but I did eventually realize what they were asking. It was just written a bit like you said "cryptic".
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