03-09-2010, 04:37 PM
Hello,
I chose to go with the 2 exam approach (ICND1, then ICND2), because of cost and because I did not know what to expect.
If you take the 2 exam approach, you still end up paying the same as the single CCNA exam, because each ICND exam is half the price of the CCNA. Also, I liked taking the 2 exam approach because I was not sure what to expect since I had not taken a Cisco exam before. Plus, if you split them up you will get to focus on particular areas, rather than trying to understand everything at once. And, if you don't pass, you are only out $125 instead of the full $250. Taking the ICND exams allowed me to know what I was getting into.
Good luck.
I chose to go with the 2 exam approach (ICND1, then ICND2), because of cost and because I did not know what to expect.
If you take the 2 exam approach, you still end up paying the same as the single CCNA exam, because each ICND exam is half the price of the CCNA. Also, I liked taking the 2 exam approach because I was not sure what to expect since I had not taken a Cisco exam before. Plus, if you split them up you will get to focus on particular areas, rather than trying to understand everything at once. And, if you don't pass, you are only out $125 instead of the full $250. Taking the ICND exams allowed me to know what I was getting into.
Good luck.