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640-801 3rd time is a charm

mobri09mobri09 Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 723
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Finally CCNA certified after three attempts and a cramming 8 months of study time.
I don’t work with Cisco everyday, that’s why I believe it took longer for me. Working towards this certification helped me jumpstart my networking career due to lack of experience. My advice for others is “when people ask what I should study for the exam”
Study and know everything little detail inside and out. I used the Cisco Press, Sybex, online resources, and not to mention my LAB setup. The electric bill increased dramatically… :D
I ran through thousands of practice questions also that came with the books. Overall I would definitely recommend the Sybex book (just my opinion).
If you work with it everyday, Sybex is probably all you need to get by but if you don’t work with it, you will need many resources. This was my first Cisco experience and I was shocked with the difficulty/tricky exam questions. Most of my trouble was deciphering the vague questions that Cisco throws at you.

I have to thank my family and friends first for all there support as well as all my techexam friends. Shouts go out to Bmauro, Mikej412, dtlokee, webmaster, and many others for all the helpful replies. Putting cisco first in my life was the only regret during this adventure. My next journey is to get my hands dirty with some firewall activity.
Everyone who did not pass before the deadline – don’t give up!
Godbless -

Score 872

Planning and Designing 83%
Implementation and Operation 83%
Troubleshooting 72%
Technology 92%
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    miller811miller811 Member Posts: 897
    Congrats...
    welcome to the club.
    I don't claim to be an expert, but I sure would like to become one someday.

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    waymorrwaymorr Member Posts: 29 ■□□□□□□□□□
    congrats
    well done :)
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    r_durantr_durant Member Posts: 486 ■■■□□□□□□□
    A true trooper...Congrats!! icon_thumright.gif
    CCNA (Expired...), MCSE, CWNA, BSc Computer Science
    Working on renewing CCNA!
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    borumasborumas Member Posts: 244 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats man, I was in a similar boat after failing the ICND twice I tried the 801 today for the pass, feels like Christmas now doesn't it? :D
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    bmaurobmauro Member Posts: 307
    Hahahah - NICE JOB

    I knew you would get it. I know how much time and effort you put into this - so a big congrats.

    Firewalls huh - good we need a CSSP!
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    itdaddyitdaddy Member Posts: 2,089 ■■■■□□□□□□
    great job! awesome!
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    btowntechbtowntech Member Posts: 198 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats!
    BS - Information Technology; AAS - Electro-Mechanical Engineering
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    mikej412mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Congratulations! icon_thumright.gif

    Do you have that warm fuzzy feeling inside that you get from becoming Cisco Certified?

    How about a cool bubbly feeling that you get celebrating your new CCNA Certification? drunken_smilie.gif
    :mike: Cisco Certifications -- Collect the Entire Set!
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    SlowhandSlowhand Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
    Very nice, congratulations on your new cert.
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    mobri09mobri09 Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 723
    Thanks fellas! The warm fuzzy feeling is definitely there! I feel like there is something wrong since I haven't studied tonight icon_sad.gif
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    ITdudeITdude Member Posts: 1,181 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats good luck with the next goal. icon_wink.gif
    I usually hang out on 224.0.0.10 (FF02::A) and 224.0.0.5 (FF02::5) when I'm in a non-proprietary mood.

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