From: Stanford M. Wong (stanford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue Nov 20 2001 - 16:21:54 GMT-3
I think there are several reasons why you don't pass or don't have enough
time-
Not enough time?
1. You are not prepared
2. Bad time management (where you spend too much time one thing)
3. Miss reading an objective and then going through a panic to fix it. (very
common)
4. Configure the right thing on the wrong router (I did this one)
5. Used the CD too much? (you must be able to configure as much things
without using the CD, did you also notice that the people who passed stated
that they either didn't or they only used the CD just a couple of times?)
Didn't pass with a lot of time?
1. You think you understood the technology, but you really don't(this was
me, I thought I knew frame and BGP but I didn't) ( did you notice that the
number one reason why people say they failed was of stupid mistakes? or they
say leave your ego at the door? be confident but understand that learning
is never ending)
2. You gave up
3. You didn't understand the question
Bottom line is - If you don't know why you failed, then you really do not
understand the technology or question. If you still don't understand, don't
worry about, just keep practicing and believe me, you will understand why
you failed. It may take 1 day, 1 week or even months after you failed, then
the answer will plop on your lap and you will say, "boy I screwed up on the
exam". Then dust yourself off and reaffirm to yourself that you will pass
the next time around.
Good luck to all of you and stick with it.
Stanford
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Subject: Re: CCIE One Day Lab FAIL
I'm confused??
> Mostly everyone on this list stated that there was no time to do the lab
or check anything. I found this to be so untrue it was unreal.
....not unreal to the point that you were able to pass? This scares me. Do
you mean you weren't prepared?
I feel pretty certain givin a unreal amout of time there would be more
people passing?
-Todd
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Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 8:44 AM
Subject: CCIE One Day Lab FAIL
> O.k. I sat the exam last week and failed but by not a lot. Silly
mistakes killed me. For those of you who have still to experience the one
day lab then please read ahead.
>
> Mostly everyone on this list stated that there was no time to do the lab
or check anything. I found this to be so untrue it was unreal. Most people
on the lab finished with an hour to go and I had more time than this to
check and try to get the annoying things that didn't work to work (although
I
> failed to get two things working)... So from that, my advice is if you are
stuck on something, move on and work your way through the workbook. Once
you get to the end you should have plenty time to fix (if you can) the
problems you left.
>
> From my experience of Brussels everything was there. The proctors turned
up when they should, answered any questions you asked, there were icons for
each element you had to configure, there was paper, there were pens,
pencils, sharpeners and erasers. Lunch was horrible although I don't think
> anyone was to bothered about lunch, so if you are a person who cannot go
without lunch bring a packed lunch with you (just don't put your answers in
your lunch box !!).
>
> All in all enjoy the experience and READ the questions (even the smallest
detail). I am resetting in Feb next year and I reckon the pressure will
really be on then. Most people fail 1st time anyway is what I can say this
time but next time ??
>
> Robert McCallum
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