From: Mike Schlenger (mschlenger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Oct 01 2001 - 18:02:42 GMT-3
Oh yeah!!!! My proctor said they are going to put the lab on the web and
change it from hands on to multiple choice. You can take it from the comfort
of your leather chair!...(Except they require you to be blindfolded)
All joking aside, the fact of the matter is ...YOU HAVE A LAB TO PREPARE
FOR. And, I guarantee you, It will be hard. SO GET BACK TO STUDYING. Good
luck to you.
Mike
7079
-----Original Message-----
From: John Kaberna [mailto:jkaberna@netcginc.com]
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 3:14 PM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: New R&S Exam Tidbits
IMO, this is going to lead to "lab braindumps" now that any monkey can see
the entire test instead of earning each section. Since they only have a few
different versions of the test what would stop a training company from
getting their hands on the 6 or 8 tests by having candidates memorize the
exams? I think it would be very feasible and likely to happen.
Also, no troubleshooting means we'll have a bunch of lab rats with no real
experience. TS was the one section that seemed to test real experience.
Their claim that TS is required throughout the exam now is a joke. What
they are claiming is NO different from the current format. If you configure
something and it doesn't work that requires TS. How is that any different
from the two day format? How are they going to test that by changing a
config register a router that is reloaded ignores its config? How will they
test password recovery? I could go on and on. I think not having TS is a
major problem.
I think it's funny that they said "time is not your friend." I know I had
tons of time during my test. Puhlease. Time has always been a factor in
the lab. It's been that way for years. I'd like to see a copy of a 2-day
test next to a 1-day test to see if they actually cover as many topics aside
from TS. I'm willing to bet anything that they don't. If they do then
great. At least the core topics will be just as difficult although without
TS I really don't think it's the same test.
Sorry to be so negative guys. But, Cisco has a wait list problem and this
is their answer on how to solve it. Their goal is NOT to make the exam
harder or keep the community as exclusive as it has been. I suppose it will
just take some time to adjust to the fact that it is changing for the worst.
The fact that they are considering having proctors give the exam via a
webcam proves to me they are not dedicated to keeping the same quality.
John Kaberna
CCIE #7146
NETCG Inc.
Cisco Premier Partner
www.netcginc.com
(415) 750-3800
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