D-Day: ROUTE + TSHOOT tomorrow!

I've scheduled both my TSHOOT and ROUTE exams for tomorrow! I'm going to watch the CCNP TSHOOT CBT Nuggets series at 2x speed this evening ($25 one-day pass), and if all goes well, tomorrow evening I'll have those nifty CCNP letters next to my name.

(I have little respect for the TSHOOT. It looks like a glorified review of the other subjects.)

(If all doesn't go so well, this will end up being a great practice exam!)

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wave

Good luck!

SharkDiver

Good Luck to you!
I needed a nap after my ROUTE exam. I can't imagine jumping right on the TSHOOT.
I wish you the best.

networker050184

Good luck!

NetworkVeteran

SharkDiver wrote: »

Good Luck to you!
I needed a nap after my ROUTE exam. I can't imagine jumping right on the TSHOOT.
I wish you the best.

I suspect that will be the case. That's why I scheduled TSHOOT first!

cknapp78

Good luck!

martell1000

good luck if it works out it will be an epic win day...

but i guess two cisco exams on one day would be too hard for me

SharkDiver

NetworkVeteran wrote: »

I suspect that will be the case. That's why I scheduled TSHOOT first!

Aha!
Good idea.
I actually liked the TSHOOT exam. I thought it was fun.

bermovick

Yeah, I probably could have done switch+tshoot on the same day (if I could have afforded it). Maybe not route+tshoot though. Still, tshoot is fun enough it almost doesn't really count

NetworkVeteran

bermovick wrote: »

Yeah, I probably could have done switch+tshoot on the same day (if I could have afforded it). Maybe not route+tshoot though. Still, tshoot is fun enough it almost doesn't really count

I just did the TSHOOT exam demo. I've never seen anything like it before! These CBT Nugget videos are a silly waste of time. Better to simulate and lab as much of the actual topology tonight, so I can be sure I fully understand any quirks of running routing protocols over such a topology. Tomorrow is going to be an interesting day.

NetworkVeteran

I am ready. 6 hours from now I will be a CCNP. See you on the other side!

Yeah though I walk through the valley of the shadow of Death, I shall fear no evil
For I am Death, and this is my domain

vinbuck

NetworkVeteran wrote: »

I am ready. 6 hours from now I will be a CCNP. See you on the other side!

Yeah though I walk through the valley of the shadow of Death, I shall fear no evil
For I am Death, and this is my domain

Good Luck man, If I had a big set of packets like yours, then I would have thrown TSHOOT in with my SWITCH exam tomorrow, but I'm taking the slow steady route...I'm sure you'll knock it out of the park!

NetworkVeteran

Success! I am a CCNP.

martell1000

Congrats!

Did you take a break between the exams or just kept on rolling? And how long did you take for both?

networker050184

Congrats!

SharkDiver

Congratulations!
Way to go.

mattau

awesome! please share any tips : )

vinbuck

NetworkVeteran wrote: »

Success! I am a CCNP.

Made me think of Borat with that post. "Great Success....I am CCNP..yes?" Congrats, you must have blown through ROUTE, I was like SharkDiver afterwards...in the packet decompression chamber.

Thoughts on ROUTE and TSHOOT?

MrXpert

Congrats on your pass!

wave

Great work!!

VAHokie56

pwnd...congrats man

Puffy

Like a boss. Congrats .... I am getting the impression TSHOOT isn't very difficult, once you know your ROUTE + SWITCH

MrBrian

Congrats!! Two exams in a day, wow!

Nate--IRL--

That is quite an achievement.

Nate

CiscoCerts

Magnificent! First I've heard of this approach. Double-header led you to the win, smart move!

NetworkVeteran

martell1000 wrote: »

Did you take a break between the exams or just kept on rolling?

I scheduled the exams as closely together as they allowed. I ended up with a 45-minute break between TSHOOT and ROUTE.

And how long did you take for both?

5 hours, including the break, surveys, etc.

NetworkVeteran

My thoughts on these CCNP exams--

1. TSHOOT is straight-forward if you remember the ROUTE and SWITCH material. My advice: (a) spend a few hours reviewing the exam topology (on Cisco's exam website) and technologies. It will save you time on the exam. (b) The show output of the sims is buggy and contains errors, so double-check anything "fishy" you see. (c) Be sure you're answering the ticket you think!

2. ROUTE - I'm found the Cisco Press ROUTE Foundation Learning Guide combined with the Cisco ROUTE labs to cover the material completely and provide adequate practice. I did not feel multiple books were necessary to grasp the material. I felt 101 CCNP Labs (only did a few) focused on many details and material not required for the actual exam--a waste of time for me.

IOU or GNS3 are adequate for preparation. Spending time/money to setup a real lab is inefficient from the perspective of mastering the material in the texts for this exam and/or passing the exam as quickly as possible.