From: Dave (dswink@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Oct 11 2001 - 01:31:38 GMT-3
Joseph,
I failed the lab at RTP on October 6 on my first try. The difficulty of the
exam was about what I was expecting, but I was a bit dismayed at the
quantity of tasks to be accomplished. That 7 1/2 hours flew by!
I agree with what others have said, you must be able to do most
configurations quickly, without thinking about it, and with very few
mistakes (yes, I provided my own troubleshooting section with a couple of
typos). The endurance to be able to concentrate for hours at a time is
important too. I started getting numb at about 5 hours.
Oh well, I am going to take a couple of weeks off and then start hitting the
practice labs for speed.
Dave Swink
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Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 9:30 PM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: SURVEY: Pass or Fail?????
Hi All,
Can you guys out there who have taken the 1-day exam tell us if you passed
or failed. I know you probably don't want to divulge your failing score,
but your score, whether passing or failing, would be appreciated. This will
help us who are taking the exam in the near future gauge the difficulty of
the new format.
This will help us get an idea of the passing rate and the level of
difficulty.
Thanks a bunch
Joseph
PS. Those of you who have passed the easier 2-day format, please don't flame
me with lectures about how one should be prepared and not worry about the
format. The fact is, the 2-day exam is easier by virtue of having more
time. Having more time means that you have more time to look up things on
the CD. Having simple configuration task in the exam is an advantage
because one can breeze thru the easy config stuff and have more time to look
up things on the CD for more difficult stuff. The 1-day format does not
leave you with time to look up things on the CD. Hence, you have to
memorize all of the possible complex configuration tasks. This is one
aspect of the 2-day format that 2-day CCIEs are not willing to admit.
2-dayers will undoubtedly argue with you till your green how the 2-day
format is harder, but the passing rate should reveal the fact. So, please,
please, please ... no flames. I am just conducting a survey.
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