Passing before the deadline

andyt

Am gonna book my test this week and take it on the 3rd November.

a few questions, i am currently studying 2 hours per night and more on weekends and will increase this to 3 in the last 2 weeks before the exam ? is this enough study time?

I am still struggling with WAN (ISDN and Fr) in particular, Do I have enough time left to get these nailed on?

Also IF I fail, is the newer exam a whole lot different and would I need to purchase a whole lot of newstudy material??

dtlokee

How much tie is required is really a personal thing, you really can't put a time limit on it. I would not worry about ISDN so much, know the basics like number of channels in a BRI and PRI, the total bandwidth and so on. For frame relay I would say you should know this fairly well, not just for CCNA but moving onto CCNP or any future routing certifications.

The new exams add about new material that would make up about 20-30% of the new exams (In my estimation from when I took it). Greater emphisis on security, wireless and other topics. They have also made it so ICND1 and ICND2 are half of the total topics material wise, whereas the current INTRO is only about 30% and ICND is 70% of the material.

I would do your best to study and pass the exam, if you don't you will need more study (50+ hours maybe?) to review the new topics. The other thought is to pass INTRO by the deadline so you can then focus on ICND2 to earn your certification.

elvant

You might have to book you exam quickly since many people are rushing for the last train and you would need to move your date earlier for a available seat. 2 hours for plain book study might just barely enough and dont forget the lab practice which usually need more time. Just mine thought anyway.
Be very clear about comparision of different protocols, know their similarity and differences in and out

jdayala

Do some Practice tests to see where you stand. That should give you a rough idea of what you need to study more on.

shaun5263

Right there with ya bro, the 3rd is the big day!

shednik

Oct. 27th ICND - For The Win