Yeah, its pretty crazy what a jump it is from the NA to the NP. Its funny though because when I was initially studying for the NA I thought it was crazy how much material was covered in that track.
On a side note, congrats on passing the written Colby.
It's all relative. I vividly remember sitting in the parking lot after getting my CCNA and explaining the Cisco roadmap to my wife, how I might go for the professional level and there was this mythical thing called a CCIE but there was no way in hell we'd ever be able to go for it .
We responded to the Year 2000 issue with "Y2K" solutions...isn't this the kind of thinking that got us into trouble in the first place?
It's all relative. I vividly remember sitting in the parking lot after getting my CCNA and explaining the Cisco roadmap to my wife, how I might go for the professional level and there was this mythical thing called a CCIE but there was no way in hell we'd ever be able to go for it .
Ha, I did this too! I didn't plan on the CCIE at all, and wasn't sure about the NP. It just kind of happens.
lol, yep.. i failed the NA 2 times in '03 before passing in 05 and soon started the NP the bscmn was the first test i took and was pretty hard in my view
Become the stainless steel sharp knife in a drawer full of rusty spoons
The NP has not felt that difficult, just really time consuming, more so than Microsoft/CompTia by far. I still think the level of familiarity you need with the concepts involved with the IE LAB makes me feel dumb at the NP level.
Struggling through the re-certification process after 2 years of no OJT for the CCNP.
I still think the level of familiarity you need with the concepts involved with the IE LAB makes me feel dumb at the NP level.
Lab, sure. But for the written, as far as I can tell, the NP was a great investment of time and money. I feel like i'm at least familiar with all of the topics thus far and that the NP helped tremendously with that familiarity.
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On a side note, congrats on passing the written Colby.
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My first exam was BSCI, so my head exploded as I read through the first question. Freaking crazy hard!!!
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Ha, I did this too! I didn't plan on the CCIE at all, and wasn't sure about the NP. It just kind of happens.
Thanks for the kind words, guys.
Lab, sure. But for the written, as far as I can tell, the NP was a great investment of time and money. I feel like i'm at least familiar with all of the topics thus far and that the NP helped tremendously with that familiarity.
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