Boot Camps

i was wondering about thoughts on boot camps.
reason i ask is that i'm considering going to boot camp b/c i can't steal enough time to study for my cerification. i know i'm at least 50% ready to take the test but getting 1 solid week to do nothing but study/relearn up again i will be more than ready to pass it.
thx for opinions
reason i ask is that i'm considering going to boot camp b/c i can't steal enough time to study for my cerification. i know i'm at least 50% ready to take the test but getting 1 solid week to do nothing but study/relearn up again i will be more than ready to pass it.
thx for opinions
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There are also bootcamps where they hand out braindumps and teach you only the stuff required to pass the exam, just to keep there passing rate as high as possible. As probably many have seen on advertisements, they offer MCSE or CCNP in 10 days for example, but that never means you'll be a knowledgable MCSE, you'll 'just' be able to pass the exams.
Just my 2 cents...
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And I'll give you a hint; ads like: pass in "bla bla" days; get "bla bla" certifications in "bla bla" weeks are the root cause of hypocrisy according to my fishbone diagram. Don't you buy into it!
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I was completely impressed by my instructor, he took his time to teach us not only testable material but what we needed to know in the real world environment. If you can find yourself a camp that offers the 2 week course I would go that route, I see no way a camp that is only 5 days long can prepare you for the certifications without it being a brain-**** facility (we spent the first 4 days covering only XP and using XP in a network environment). I would recommend the camp I attended but I'm unsure of the rules of this board. If you are interested in getting more info leave me a private message and I will respond.
However, you have to take these things into account:
1) He'd been working with computers at least on a semi-regular basis, if not professionally, for years.
2) He's naturally pretty damn sharp.
I myself could probably do a boot camp, pass readilly, and retain some of it, but I don't want to do that. I want to really know it, so that if I run accross a situation on the job I'll know what to do.
-- James Thurber
If you have noticed most bootcamps in the past 2 years have raised their reccomened pre-reqs to a much higher standard. This is because of Cisco.