Depends on how schooled you are. Myself- I'd not studied for a cert. exam
in 2 years, so I started with the BCMSN (Switching). The Switching exam is
mainly wrote memorization. I took them in this order: Switching (easy),
BCRAN (hard), Support (easy), & Routing (hard). I was most concerned with
Routing, since I worked in all EIGRP shop. When you're one test away from
finishing the series, momentum gives you a great edge (& it did for me :o)
Materials: I used the Cisco Press CCNP books, Exam Cram CCNP books, & the
Boson exams. The Cisco Press books pretty much make up the exams. If you
boss is on you to get the CCNP done (like mine was), it's possible (with
practical experience) to get these test finished in 4 to 6 weeks. A
co-worker finished them in 4 weeks, I'm a little slow (so 6 weeks for me :o)
I hear a lot of advice goven toward jumping right into the CCIE written. I
plan to take the written soon, but I have a lot of hands-on & many
co-workers who have recently taken the lab (have a good idea of where I need
to be). Guess what I'm saying is, unless you have a plan to pass one of the
most difficult practical exams known to man (CCIE Lab)... taking the CCIE
written & starting that "12 month" clock ticking might be more than the
average person has bargened for.
All the best !!!
Phil
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Subject: Re: Order of taking CCNP exams [7:3160]
> I think it 's all the same,
>
> I did CIT (jan 08), CCIE R&S Drake test (April 20) and Foundations
> (April 27). I have some three years experience, but I've been too lazy
> to take the exams sooner.
>
> My comments?
>
> Take CIT at the end, it tests your knowledge of the previous tests.
> Foundations seems harder then the CCIE Drake test (at least for me it
> was).
> The others you do as you like I guess, personally, I'd go for Routing
> first.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
>
> On 4 May 2001 07:07:10 -0400, in groupstudy.cisco you wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I am to start reading for CCNP exams. Can someone tell me in which order
I
> >should use in taking the four exams. particularily should i start with
> >routing and then switching, or vice verser. am planning to take one exam
> >after the other.
> >
> >This is my first posting so bear with me.
> >
> >Best Regards,
> >
> >Kigunda Mbogo, CCNA
> >
> >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
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