Re: Format of CCIE lab changed?

From: Stanley Seow (stanley_seow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Apr 20 2000 - 04:02:55 GMT-3


   
Earl,

Any differences in term of the point systems... for getting the whole day's
questions or half day questions....

What if someone cannot finish the AM part of the Questions...
Can that person still be able to take the PM part of the test ?

Which one do you think is better ?

Stanley

----- Original Message -----
From: Earl Aboytes <earl@linkline.com>
To: Mosley, Arthur <Arthur.Mosley@wang.com>; <AndyChang@mesiniaga.com.my>;
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 2:00 PM
Subject: RE: Format of CCIE lab changed?

> The last time I took the lab, Jeffrey Zhang was the proctor and we
received half of the test in the AM and the other half in the PM. This is
standard at San Jose.
> Earl
>
> At 12:55 AM 4/20/00 -0400, Mosley, Arthur wrote:
> >
> >I received the whole 1st day when I took it. I spoke to someone who
passed
> >today and they received the full 1st day also.
> >
> >Art
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: AndyChang@mesiniaga.com.my
> >To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> >Sent: 4/19/00 9:28 PM
> >Subject: Format of CCIE lab changed?
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I recently attended SIngapore's lab and was surprised by a few things.
> >In my earlier attempt in Sydney, the whole 1st day's examination paper
> >was given to me.
> >
> >However, in Singapore, I was given the 1st day's paper in two sections.
> >AM (9:30-11:30am) and
> >PM(12pm-5pm).
> >The AM paper had requirements to set up routing domains etc. but did not
> >specify the domain numbers
> >to be used.
> >The problem was that after lunch, the second part of the paper specified
> >the domain numbers to be
> >used and even some additional routing requirements.
> >
> >I found that I had to waste time reconfiguring/rechecking stuff I had
> >done in the AM paper! I
> >questioned the proctor and was
> >told that this was a 'new' standard practised at all testing centres.
> >
> >Is this true? Can anyone confirm this? I find this 'new' rule
> >ridiculuos! How can I plan the
> >configuration without the second part of the paper? Further, if I am
> >quicker in configuration, I may
> >end up redoing a lot of the paper!
> >
> >The time given to me for configuration was 7 hours with 30 min for
> >briefing on lab rules. In Sydney,
> >we had 7.5 hours for lab and the time was 9-12:30, 1pm - 5pm. Why is
> >this inconsistent? Again the
> >proctor said that it is now 'standardized'.
> >
> >Can anyone confirm this?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >



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