From: Yurchenko, Michael (michael.yurchenko@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Feb 08 2001 - 12:08:58 GMT-3
Well when I went to SJ I have bought a ticket a month in advance (to San
Fran airport, which is less than 1 hour drive from Cisco) for $300 through
expedia.com(from Philadelphia, PA) and booked a Summerfield Suites for 2
nights through Priceline for $50 a night, also got a car from SF airport for
just under $300 for 8 days, also through priceline. I guess it all depends
on careful planning. (also I had 1st class upgrade coupons so I had 1st
class both ways <g>)
Michael Yurchenko
CCIE# 6695, CCDP, CCNP ATM Specialist, MCSE
Customer Support Engineer - 2
michael.yurchenko@verizon.com
610-407-2154
-----Original Message-----
From: Price, Jamie [mailto:JPrice@isgteam.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 9:33 AM
To: 'Mark Lewis'; d.ankers@chello.nl; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: Where to Sit the lab?
There is an advantage to attending in remote locations with regard to the
wait list though. When I tried to book San Jose there was a 6 month wait
list. I emailed Sydney for enquiries (I'm from there but living in the US
so orientation isnt an issue for me) and I could get in there within a
month.
Considering the cost of the flight ($1500), the fact that the hotels are a
shitload cheaper than in San Jose, and that if you are ready sometimes
waiting 6 months does more harm than good (relate it to athletic "peaks"),
it may be beneficial to "shop around". To go to Sydney you're really only
up for about $500-$1000 more.
For some people/companies this would be worth it. Sure you have to deal
with Jetlag, which going from LA to Sydney IS a bitch, but why not take a
vacation while you're at it :) Take a few days to get over that and you're
in like Flynn.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Lewis [mailto:markl11@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 4:14 AM
To: d.ankers@chello.nl; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Where to Sit the lab?
When I did my lab, there was a guy there who had been doing a 'world tour'
of lab locations trying to pass and he obviously hadn't had much luck
finding the elusive 'easy/easier' location (he failed in Brussels too).
Mark
CCIE#6280 / CCSI#21051
>From: David Ankers <d.ankers@chello.nl>
>Reply-To: David Ankers <d.ankers@chello.nl>
>To: Kevin Baumgartner <kbaumgar@cisco.com>
>CC: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>Subject: Re: Where to Sit the lab?
>Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 02:28:32 +0000
>
>The only reason that I would concider taking the IE in an place but the
>closest location is the waiting list. Maybe some proctors are easy to deal
>with that's just because people are different but what happens if you fly
>10,000 miles only to get a proctor that is having a bad day because his cat
>died the night before?
>
>
>
>
>On Thursday 08 February 2001 01:11, you wrote:
> > Have no idea whether it's easier or not at different locations. The
>issue
> > for me
> > and others , is your employer going to pay for you flying halfway around
> > the world to a different CCIE lab site? I work for Cisco and they won't
>pay
> > for doing this. And I a not going to pay thousands of dollars to fly to
> > Brazil to take
> > a lab test there in the "hope" that it's easier there. Which by the way
>I
> > really
> > don't think is that much easier.
> >
> > I would strongly discourage trying to find ways around the testing
>system
> > and trying to find a site that will be easier to pass at.
> > Just spend as much time practicing and studying as possible. If you are
> > ready you will pass no matter where you take the lab. It can be a
>painful
> > process getting there but just take it as a learning experience.
> >
> > Just my two cents ...
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> > At 04:28 PM 2/7/01 -0800, asda fsdaf wrote:
> > >I've heard stuff that it may be easier to sit the R/S
> > >lab in some locations than others e.g. Soth Africa.
> > >Some have said that all locations have standardised
> > >labs, so it makes no difference where u do them.
> > >Others argue that some protectors are nicer/easier to
> > >reason with etc
> > >
> > >Any thoghts please?
> > >
> > >Peter
> > >
> > >
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