From: Ben Rife (brife@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Jul 15 1999 - 21:02:19 GMT-3
Hi Everyone,
As you all can see, there is no new number attached to my name. I
didn't pass this time. As a matter of fact, no one in my group even
made it to day two and the group before us didn't stay for day two
either. It was one tough test. It actually was harder than I had
expected. Be prepared to code things you have never seen, much less,
heard of before. The test has some practical, common sense, stuff on
it, but there's alot to the test. Much of which you may have never
done/seen before. Time is one of your worst enemies. You probably
won't have time to look at the CD either. 7.5 hours goes like 5
minutes.
I talked to the proctor and he said "you missed by a wee...bit". I
asked him how much that was and he pointed out to me the sections I
missed and after tallying the points, I had 29. You need 30 to pass to
day two. I was bummed. I spent a couple of minutes trying to figure
out things that I missed. After about 5 minutes. I fixed 2 problems,
things I didn't catch before, because of stress, which would have
allowed me to pass. That's the story though. I'm going to reschedule
tomorrow for ASAP.
HINT: Know everything. That's a joke but there's a bit of truth to it.
If you have to refer to the CD, you're in trouble. You should know the
basics cold. What are the basics? You know what I mean.
I have a new appreciation for CCIE's. I have talked to a few
candidates who took the Lab a year ago. They told me that the exam now
is at least twice as hard as it was then. Keep in mind, the latest and
greatest will be on the test, as well as things you think should be
retired or is legacy.
Good Luck to all, Thanks for your support. I hope we all can help each
other to reach the ultimate goal of this list.
PS. You will see ATM. 8*}
Benjy Rife
MCSE, CNE, CCIE Candidate
brife@bignet.net
www.bignet.net/~brife
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