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Passed 640-802 with a 960

amcloneamclone Member Posts: 31 ■■□□□□□□□□
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Very happy to report that I passed the 640-802 exam today with a 960 and I am now a CCNA! I was originally preparing for the ICND2 exam but a friend gave me a free voucher for the 640-802 exam. Anyway, here is what I used to prepare in order.

1. Todd Lammle 7th Edition book.
2. CBT Nuggets
3. Boson Netsim labs (Paid version)
4. Odom Book
5. Boson ExSim exams (Paid version)

I cannot stress enough how awesome the Boson ExSim practice exams were. I used the ICND1 and ICND2 exams. The Boson exams were actually much harder than the real exam.

Up Next: CCNP
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    pamccabepamccabe Member Posts: 315 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Great score! Wow! Congratulations, keep that momentum going!
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    ChickenNuggetzChickenNuggetz Member Posts: 284
    Congrats, great score! How would rate the Boson labs? Are they worth the price? I'm currently using Packet Tracer, my home lab, and some GNS3 for labbing.
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    Dakinggamer87Dakinggamer87 Member Posts: 4,016 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congrats on pass!! icon_thumright.gif
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    wallpaper_01wallpaper_01 Member Posts: 226 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats man, great score!Just out of interest, I got the Boson exams yesterday (ICND1) and scored 750. I have 2 weeks till my exam and im just going to pure lab and watch some CBT nuggets. Only got one more chapter to read from Lammle's book.Think I am far off passing?
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    webgeekwebgeek Member Posts: 495 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Awesome score! And thanks for letting me know what you used since I'll be tackling this within the next 2-3 months.
    BS in IT: Information Assurance and Security (Capella) CISSP, GIAC GSEC, Net+, A+
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    Master Of PuppetsMaster Of Puppets Member Posts: 1,210
    Congrats, good score!
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    bub9001bub9001 Member Posts: 229 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Wow nice score, congrats.

    I did have a question, did you read both Todd and Odom's book at the same time or one right after the other?

    Thanks in advance
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    amcloneamclone Member Posts: 31 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Thank you for the kind words...

    @ChickenNuggetz - The labs were just "ok" in my opinion. The ExamSim was great.

    @wallpaper_01 - I wouldn't take the exam until you are scoring in the 90's on the Boson ExamSim.

    @bub9001 - I read Odom's book after. I actually followed the order that I posted above.
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    JeanMJeanM Member Posts: 1,117
    amclone - congrats! I am scheduled for ICND2 in June. Going through Todd Lammle 7th Edition book myself now + CBT Nuggets this month, and then next month going to read the Odom's ICND2 book as well. I have a physical lab and PT for labbing, I wonder if this will be enough to pass the ICND2.
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    bub9001bub9001 Member Posts: 229 ■■■□□□□□□□
    amclone wrote: »
    Thank you for the kind words...

    @bub9001 - I read Odom's book after. I actually followed the order that I posted above.

    It really hard to know what to spend ones time on when studying for CCNA. This info will go a long way to help.

    Thanks again
    “You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” - Zig Ziglar

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