From: Sam Munzani (sam@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Feb 15 2001 - 16:04:48 GMT-3
The best way CISCO can control number of CCIE each year is decreasing seats
for LAB. :-)
Just joking.
Sam
> I have the SAME mentality as you guys....I hope it is easy when I take it,
> then I hope it gets real hard....I think its all a matter of exposure....2
> years ago I didn't know what a CCIE was, now my 12 year old niece knows
> about it....I have 10 or so friends that have passed within the last 4
> months and another 15 or so scheduled already for the lab within the next
3
> months, one there today who is probably going to pass....The odds are most
> are going to pass eventually...so the days of having a few ccie's a month
is
> gone.....accept it and get more experience and get better at what you do
so
> you have an edge.
>
> my 2 cents. Mike
>
>
> -Original Message-----
> From: Steven Weber [mailto:itweber@netzero.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:09 AM
> To: Chuck Church
> Cc: 'Jason T. Rohm'; CCIELIST (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: Number of new CCIE's (off topic)
>
>
> I agree Chuck ;-)
>
> Steve
>
> Chuck Church wrote:
>
> > Is it that the test is easier, or just that there are now better
> preparation
> > methods? I'd imagine that this mailing list, ASET, ECP1, FatKid,
> > CCBootcamp, etc are all huge advantages that weren't available a couple
> > years ago. I can't imagine Cisco doing things to make the test easier.
> > That's Microsoft's job :)
> >
> > Chuck Church
> > CCNP, CCDP, MCNE, MCSE
> > Sr. Network Engineer
> > Magnacom Technologies
> > 140 N. Rt. 303
> > Valley Cottage, NY 10989
> > 845-267-4000 x218
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jason T. Rohm [mailto:jtrohm@athenet.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:16 AM
> > To: CCIELIST (E-mail)
> > Subject: Number of new CCIE's (off topic)
> >
> > I just got my CCIE a few days ago and was disapointed at how easy the
test
> > was (by comparision to my other attempts).
> >
> > The raw number of new CCIE in the last few weeks seems to confirm that
the
> > new tests are infact easier than the old ones.
> >
> > While I am quite happy to have passed, I am also quite concerned that
the
> > number of CCIEs is going to double this year with the newly watered down
> > tests and bigger labs.
> >
> > Does anyone else have a comment on this?
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Jason T. Rohm
> > Sr. Network Engineer
> > jtrohm@athenet.net
> > (920) 983-0310
> > CCIE #6861
> >
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