BSCI Scheduled: Nov 26, 2008[UPDATED: Failed]

Well 6 days left and I will be taking the plunge on BSCI.
Still have a few chapters to review. Wish me luck hopefully I don't
kill my streak. Haven't failed any exams... yet. I'll update once i'm out
of the exam room...see you guys then

Review Status:
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EIGRP...complete
Multicasting...complete
OSPF...stalled
IPv6...complete
BGP...75%
ISIS...stalled
Route Map/Manipulation...complete
Resources:
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Routing TCP/IP Vol 1 and 2
BSCI Study Guide
BSCI Exam Guide
Train Sig, CBT Nugg
Cisco Docs/White Papers

and I refuse to use you know what....a couple of friends have suggested on it...i told them to fsck off

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mikej412

Good Luck!

qplayed wrote:

a couple of friends have suggested on it...

But if they suggest that, are they really your friends?

qplayed wrote:

i told them to fsck off

Good -- you didn't lose study time trying to convince them the errors of their way. Plus it means better jobs and more/larger pay raises in the future for you.

mamono

Good luck!!!

qplayed

Well its D-Day with 14hrs to go....

gorebrush

Good luck.

Mine is in 4 weeks.

I've done with the textbook, now doing the CBT's this week, then going through the lab portfolios on the weekend (for about the next week), then taking practice tests, and reviewing.

Feeling very confident so far, and absolutely adoring learning about these protocols.

nel

Good luck mate!

qplayed

....4:00am on D-Day watching BGP CBT,TS...i still need to try and hit ISIS review....

I personally never review on D-Day but i'm making an exception.....i know a few ppl
that took this 3-4 times...but we'll see

...and no Bra!n poops are being used

I prefer not to....although I'm extremely tempted :P
I'm keeping my Cisco cert(s) clean

gorebrush

Brain poops - are you talking about ****?

Surely the words should never be uttered never mind "I wont use them this time.."

qplayed

brain **** = eeewww

my friends have been pushing me to use them for the last week....they said I'm over preparing...

gorebrush

Good friends, lol.

jamesp1983

qplayed wrote:

brain **** = eeewww

my friends have been pushing me to use them for the last week....they said I'm over preparing... :

I've had people say that to me as well. Good job on staying the course man. At the end of the day you'll be the guy the dumpers all run to for help.

Paul Boz

I use ****.... but only after lunch

qplayed

1hr left....results in a few hours..l8r thanks !

qplayed

Well guys I failed it, it was expected in a way, but I'm happy. I got a 633...

Break down:
EIGRP 66%
OSPF 20% < a low score was expected
ISIS 28% < a low score was expected
IOS 70%
BGP 36% < higher than expected
multicast 50%
IPv6 62%

The score for OSPF and ISIS were expected. ISIS was pretty much glanced over during my
review. I didn't put much time on it as I did the others. The same goes for OSPF, I was planning
on reviewing it for a 3rd time but due to time constraints I wasn't able to. BGP was higher than
expected as I was having difficulties during studies/review. In any case I am happy with the results.

I plan on taking the exam again in 2 weeks time, it should be enough to study the 3 low scored
subjects. I will also review the other subject and try to improve the score.

btw I'm happy because I wasn't expecting such a "high" score while working 2 full time jobs

bertieb

Unlucky, but good luck for the next attempt qplayed!

Paul Boz wrote:

I use ****.... but only after lunch

evil_lbt

Don't worry dude

I failed my bsci exam twice! yes, twice!!

You will pass on the next attempt.

qplayed

I already had my self setup for failure....i just wasn't sure which topics

I plan on passing
it the 2nd time around. That's my goal for '08. I'm proud to say that even though I failed, I
failed on my own terms.

I can already hear my "friends" say, "see, should have used the ****, might have had a better
chance at passing". They were right, I could have passed using a ****. But it would've been the
easy way out. Life is not easy, one can only go so far with ****, sooner or later you'll be a
**** yourself.

OSPF time...

I'll update when I hit round 2

gorebrush

You sir are the true winner by sticking with your principles.

Well done.

kpjungle

Sorry to hear it, but it is a very hard exam. I am sure with some more studying and this practice run, you will put it behind you shortly.

Good luck on your next attempt!

nel

unlucky man, keep up the honest work.

Make sure you nail those areas as those are some of the biggest topics covered.

wat08

qplayed wrote:

and I refuse to use you know what....a couple of friends have suggested on it...i told them to fsck off

Ahhh, I'm going to go against the grain and take this as an indirect jab at CBTNuggets!

Bravo!

Sorry to hear about the fail. As long as you keep your positive attitude I think you'll do quite well for yourself. Good luck on your next attempt.

gorebrush

wat08 wrote:

qplayed wrote:

and I refuse to use you know what....a couple of friends have suggested on it...i told them to fsck off

Ahhh, I'm going to go against the grain and take this as an indirect jab at CBTNuggets! Bravo!

Sorry to hear about the fail. As long as you keep your positive attitude I think you'll do quite well for yourself. Good luck on your next attempt.

What's wrong with CBTNug?

qplayed

gorebrush wrote:

wat08 wrote:

qplayed wrote:

and I refuse to use you know what....a couple of friends have suggested on it...i told them to fsck off

Ahhh, I'm going to go against the grain and take this as an indirect jab at CBTNuggets! Bravo!

Sorry to hear about the fail. As long as you keep your positive attitude I think you'll do quite well for yourself. Good luck on your next attempt.

What's wrong with CBTNug?

? yea what's wrong wth cbtnug?...btw i meant using brain ****....it rots your brain

JohnDouglas

i'm liking cbt nuggets. wish i'd come across them while doing the ccna. they're great especially when i'm too tired to read and make notes... like last night, just wanted an intro to eigrp authentication so watched that bit.

wat08

Whole lotta money for a whole lotta nothing. Unless of course you enjoy pointless analogies and verbosity. Money is better spent on a self-study guide that gives you more than just the bare essentials for passing the exam.

cisco_trooper

qplayed wrote:

Well guys I failed it, it was expected in a way, but I'm happy. I got a 633...

Break down:
EIGRP 66%
OSPF 20% < a low score was expected
ISIS 28% < a low score was expected
IOS 70%
BGP 36% < higher than expected
multicast 50%
IPv6 62%

The score for OSPF and ISIS were expected. ISIS was pretty much glanced over during my
review. I didn't put much time on it as I did the others. The same goes for OSPF, I was planning
on reviewing it for a 3rd time but due to time constraints I wasn't able to. BGP was higher than
expected as I was having difficulties during studies/review. In any case I am happy with the results.

I plan on taking the exam again in 2 weeks time, it should be enough to study the 3 low scored
subjects. I will also review the other subject and try to improve the score.

btw I'm happy because I wasn't expecting such a "high" score while working 2 full time jobs

Better luck next time man. You'll get it. I was nailed on ISIS and BGP both so I would expect to have to know those both very very well.

qplayed

wat08 wrote:

Whole lotta money for a whole lotta nothing. Unless of course you enjoy pointless analogies and verbosity. Money is better spent on a self-study guide that gives you more than just the bare essentials for passing the exam.

I like the books, but sometimes it helps to watch the videos as an aid, but certainly not as an all or nothing guide to pass the exam.

gorebrush

My main source of material for this exam is the BSCI Cisco Press book, but the video's certainly help to get the basic's nailed down.

qplayed

I read/watch in this order, lab work is done after every topic.

Routing TCP/IP Vol 1 and 2
BSCI Study Guide
Train Sig
CBT Nugg
BSCI Exam Guide

BSCI Lab Portfolio

jamesp1983

JohnDouglas wrote:

i'm liking CBT Nuggets. wish i'd come across them while doing the ccna.

keenon

qplayed wrote:

I read/watch in this order, lab work is done after every topic.

Routing TCP/IP Vol 1 and 2
BSCI Study Guide
Train Sig
CBT Nugg
BSCI Exam Guide

BSCI Lab Portfolio

you need to spend more time labbing more elaborate lab scenarios and debugging them as well to see the processes of whats going on. Get a practice exam as well to get your testing comfort level up also