From: Robert Thompson (rthompson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Aug 02 1999 - 23:22:48 GMT-3
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Jeremy Thompson
> Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 1999 7:27
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: My exam
>
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> I took my exam for the first time in RTP on July 29, and after
> two days of
> grueling configuration and troubleshooting, I was awarded CCIE #4951.
>
Well done, you can be particually pleased with a pass first time.
> It seemed like the test was quite a bit more difficult than previous
> incarnations (from what I can judge) - of 30 people that took the
> test in RTP
> this week, I was the only one that passed. The questions were
> sometimes vague,
> and on several occasions, I found a SINGLE word in a question
> that indicated a
> different configuration than the basic one. There was no partial
> credit, so you
> can see how treacherous this might be. I had to read each question very
> carefully, and while reviewing my configs at the end of the day,
Anyone that isn't aware of the zero marking should take note. I was
told the Australian style of "zero marking" a question if *any*
part of it is wrong was being applied to all CCIE labs for consistency.
A good thing (consistency that is) but I did wonder if it would
catch out people where this had not been done in the past. It does
affect the way you look at questions, knowing that if its not 100%
right it is worth 0%. Adds an extra bit of fear into the lab.
> Psychologically, it was pretty terrifying, and I didn't sleep or
> eat the entire
> time I was there! They give you free lunch, but no one seems to
> be able to take
> advantage of it.
>
I think one of the best things about the lab is the way they have
managed to induce the terror into it. The problems are nice, but
not that difficult - it is the psychological terror that makes it
all work so well. Several people I have talked to knew what to do,
but just paniced or got rattled in the lab and failed.
*I* had to buy my own lunch :(
(day two only, day one I think I would have hurled it back up -
a traumtic [but fun] experience).
> Jeremy Thompson
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