Passed BSCI today!

rakemrakem Member Posts: 800
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Hey everyone,

I passed my BSCI today with a score of 946!

I did about 6 months of study for this exam... just took my time and since i work 5 days a week i was mostly studying after work and on weekends.

I used both Cisco press books:
Authorized Self-Study Guide Third Edition
Offical Exam Certification Guide Fourth Edition.

I think these books complement each other very well. The official Exam Certification Guide doesnt go into the same depth as the Self Study guide but it does have a lot of good points.

The labs in the Self Study guide are really good as well as they cover a lot of show and debug commands, and they pretty much cover everything you need to know.

I also used CBT nuggets 642-901 and Train signal 642-901. Both are excellent. The train signal ones with Chris Bryant are really really good. he goes into so much detail and makes things easy to understand. The CBT nuggets were good as well but didnt go to the same depth as Train signal.

For my lab i have 2x2600 routers running 12.3 enterprise IOS with WIC-2T in each and two 1710s running a 12.4 IOS.

I didn't use my lab that much, did most of my labs in Dynamips where i built the network that is in the Self Study Guide book.

Also got lots of help from people on this site as well as the cisco website.

thanks everyone!

gonna take a few months off then hit up the BCMSN
CCIE# 38186
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  • netteasernetteaser Member Posts: 198
    Congrats on the pass, I am planning on taking this exam in the next week or two and I am using the same study material as you are.
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  • rakemrakem Member Posts: 800
    good luck to you!

    i forgot to mention to be careful on the exam! i missed an entire sim cuz i just clicked next without thinking and i hadn't answered any question on the sim! silly me
    CCIE# 38186
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Congrats! I also will be taking the examn in the next couple weeks. Whats next?
    An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made.
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  • rakemrakem Member Posts: 800
    will start BCMSN bout march i reckon.
    CCIE# 38186
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  • mikej412mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Congratulations! icon_thumright.gif
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  • JohnDouglasJohnDouglas Member Posts: 186
    Excellent work mate.

    Glad to hear dynamips worked for you. Was looking at the kit list recommendations in the book last night. 4 x 2811s!
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  • NetworkGodNetworkGod Member Posts: 236 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congratulations, very nice score!
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  • NetstudentNetstudent Member Posts: 1,693 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congratulations...Good luck with BCMSN, although I don't think you will need luck. Looks like you know how to get it done.
    There is no place like 127.0.0.1 BUT 209.62.5.3 is my 127.0.0.1 away from 127.0.0.1!
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  • romainromain Member Posts: 222
    Congratulations !

    Good luck for BCMSN ! I'm taking it in a week...
    CCIE R&S Candidate

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  • optimusoptimus Member Posts: 183
    If you liked the Train Signal videos for BSCI, you can also try them for BCMSN. I am using them now, it is helps a lot. I also added a 3550 switch w/EMI to my home lab. I got it on Ebay for $750. Not at steal, but not bad either.

    Congrats on your pass.
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  • LOkrasaLOkrasa Member Posts: 343 ■■■□□□□□□□
    rakem wrote:
    good luck to you!

    i forgot to mention to be careful on the exam! i missed an entire sim cuz i just clicked next without thinking and i hadn't answered any question on the sim! silly me

    I hate when that happens... I did the same thing on my CCNA...
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  • rakemrakem Member Posts: 800
    LOkrasa wrote:
    rakem wrote:
    good luck to you!

    i forgot to mention to be careful on the exam! i missed an entire sim cuz i just clicked next without thinking and i hadn't answered any question on the sim! silly me

    I hate when that happens... I did the same thing on my CCNA...


    i freaked out when i did it. I swore out loud haha.
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  • APAAPA Member Posts: 959
    Congratz!! :)
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