taking the CCNA today

nicklauscombsnicklauscombs Member Posts: 885
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About an hour and a half away from taking the test, just going over some notes and running the boson practice test software to get my brain ready. I feel fairly confident on the material and commands as I've been studying regularly for the past 3 months and I have a home lab. Having the second shot offer really helps with the pre-exam nerves as the worst that can happen is I find out my weak areas and have a nice little peek at the exam before trying it again for free :D:D .

I'll be back to this thread later on this evening to give my views on the test and if I passed or failed.
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  • ULWizULWiz Member Posts: 722
    Best of luck to you let us know how you did.
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  • nicklauscombsnicklauscombs Member Posts: 885
    on a side note dr. pepper has been my unofficial sponsor through the learning process icon_lol.gificon_lol.gif
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  • SlowhandSlowhand Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
    nicklauscombs wrote:
    on a side note dr. pepper has been my unofficial sponsor through the learning process icon_lol.gificon_lol.gif
    Heh, I know that feeling. Bawls began sponsoring my certification-efforts almost from the beginning.

    Let us know how the exam goes, we'll be looking forward to an "I PASSED!!!" update to this thread. :D
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  • nicklauscombsnicklauscombs Member Posts: 885
    PASSED!

    My sim questions were early on and I completely nailed them which helped to boost my confidence for the remainder of the test. My big weak area from the objectives is definitely wireless and it showed. My only real complaint about the exam is there was a combination drag and drop / sim question (has anyone seen one of these before? maybe I should have paid more attention during the tutorial at the start) which was not only confusing as all hell but the directions and the questions related to it were worded very poorly.

    Deciding between starting CCNP which is more what I'm interested in or starting MCSA which I deal with more on a day to day basis at work. Either way I'm very excited to move on from the CCNA.

    Biggest help in preparing was the CBT Nugget vids as well as hands on experience in my home lab, both I would highly recommend.
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  • nelnel Member Posts: 2,859 ■□□□□□□□□□
    COngrats man!
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  • SlowhandSlowhand Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
    Congratulations! Sounds like you had a positive experience, despite the wonky question-format. At this stage in the game, unless you're really being pressured to do MCSA/MCSE, I'd say stick with the Cisco path until your company moves to Server 2008 and you're ready to tackle something in the MCITP track.
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  • leefdaddyleefdaddy Member Posts: 405
    good work :)
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  • 7255carl7255carl Member Posts: 1,544 ■■■□□□□□□□
    congrats :D
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  • kpjunglekpjungle Member Posts: 426
    Congratulations on the CCNA :)
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  • peanutnogginpeanutnoggin Member Posts: 1,096 ■■■□□□□□□□
    CONGRATS on the pass!

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  • netwaynenetwayne Member Posts: 44 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Way to go! Passing on first attempt is not automatic so GREAT JOB!!

    My 2 cents would be stay with the Cisco track. Ultimately, I think there will be more money to be made and it seems to me (just my opinion) that the IT world is more saturated with M$ certs than Cisco.
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  • mikej412mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■
    nicklauscombs wrote:
    PASSED!
    Congratulations! icon_thumright.gif
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  • kadshahkadshah Member Posts: 388 ■■■□□□□□□□
    nicklauscombs wrote:
    Having the second shot offer really helps with the pre-exam nerves as the worst that can happen is I find out my weak areas and have a nice little peek at the exam before trying it again for free :D:D .

    Can anyone link me with more info on free second exam?
    Congrats man!
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  • janmikejanmike Member Posts: 3,076
    Congrats!
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  • snadamsnadam Member Posts: 2,234 ■■■■□□□□□□
    nicklauscombs wrote:
    PASSED!


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  • nicklauscombsnicklauscombs Member Posts: 885
    Thanks everyone :D :P :D:D

    kadshah wrote:
    Can anyone link me with more info on free second exam?
    Here's the link: http://www.vue.com/cisco/secondchance/

    I would suggest calling them over using the internet for this promotion to make sure everything is straight even though it says internet only
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  • aragoen_celtdraaragoen_celtdra Member Posts: 246
    Awesome dude! Congrats!

    As far as the second chance go, I spoke with vue a few weeks ago and they said that before, you had to call to register for it. But now you can do both (either over the phone or on the web).

    I'd still call if I were you.
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  • kadshahkadshah Member Posts: 388 ■■■□□□□□□□
    thanks man. hopefully i won't need to retake the exam icon_wink.gif
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  • Paul BozPaul Boz Member Posts: 2,620 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congrats man.

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  • Nishesh.PrasadNishesh.Prasad Member Posts: 185
    way to go buddy :)
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  • nicklauscombsnicklauscombs Member Posts: 885
    I ordered the CCNP Official Exam Certification Library, should be here today :D
    WIP: IPS exam
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  • 7255carl7255carl Member Posts: 1,544 ■■■□□□□□□□
    best of luck with the CCNP :D
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  • ITdudeITdude Member Posts: 1,181 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats on the pass! Go for the gusto! icon_wink.gif
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  • marco71marco71 Member Posts: 152 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congratulations for the pass and good luck for CCNP !!
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  • mamonomamono Member Posts: 776 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Congrats!!!
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