From: C. Warren (chwarren@xxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Feb 01 2002 - 19:28:47 GMT-3
I concur with you on that Martin....my 1st attempt was Mar 2001 (2-day -
just missed day 2), and I was so pissed about my stupid mistakes. To
top it off the job was providing no financial support, so I laid it down
until this past Jan. The job came on board with the $'s, so I was set
to tackle it again.....I do feel more comfortable with the 1-day as you
get to see the whole beast, but I let my time dwindle just a bit too
much and ran into a snag.....at the end of course....so now I'm set for
#3 Mar 11. I feel a lot better about my last attempt and know where I
went wrong, so have modified my strategy just a touch, which I believe
will lead to success this next time.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
> Behalf Of MOLINA, MARTIN J *Internet* (PBI)
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 3:57 PM
> To: McCallum, Robert; 'Ccielab' (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: 2nd attempt need some advice
>
>
> Dude,
> I am scheduled for my 3rd attempt (all 1-day lab attempts)in
> March. I consider myself to be a pretty intelligent person.
> The first attempt was a "getting to know you" attempt in
> November of last year and I was not too disappointed about
> the results. On the 2nd attempt in January of this year I
> improved dramatically but still did not pass. 10 minutes
> after I completed the 2nd attempt I vowed to myself I would
> never take it again and I arrived at the conclusion that I
> suck at this stuff . I was very disappointed and had given up
> at this point. That lasted for about a day until I had some
> time to actually evaluate how I had scored. After I realized
> that I had achieved a respectable score, I decided to quit
> whining and feeling sorry for myself. I am determined to
> shore up my weak areas and pass this exam. I may get it on my
> next attempt, I may get it on the 4th.
>
> Bottom line:
> 1. Failing the exam only makes you stronger in all areas by
> forcing you to
> increase your understanding.
> 2. Do not use you first attempt as a study outline. I can't
> stress this enough. 3. Study for each attempt as if it were
> your first. 4. If you fail,dust yourself off and hit it
> again. 5. Do not wait 6 months or a year to take it again
> should you fail unless you truly feel you need that much time.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chris@pacinter.net [mailto:chris@pacinter.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 12:54 PM
> To: McCallum, Robert; 'Ccielab' (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: 2nd attempt need some advice
>
>
> Hi Robert:
> I think the key is to study what you feel you
> need improvement on in the lab, not studying all the existing
> material you have. When you get your email from cisco look at
> the percentages of areas you need improvement on. Use some
> other material besides what you have to improve on those
> areas and try the lab again...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "McCallum, Robert" <Robert.McCallum@let-it-be-thus.com>
> To: "'Ccielab' (E-mail)" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 12:21 PM
> Subject: OT: 2nd attempt need some advice
>
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > This is a question for those of us who have sat the lab
> exam more than
> once.
> >
> > I am due to sit the lab 1 week today and for the last 2
> weeks I have
> > been
> finding studying a right bore. The first time round I felt
> that everything I was doing I was learning but this time
> round I seem to be asking myself "WHY" would I want to do
> that? I am flying through the labs that I used to
> > prepare for the first time round as well as totally knowing
> he 1st lab
> inside out and knowing where those tiny little annoying
> mistakes were made.
> >
> > What I am asking is --- is this a normal reaction ? I mean I feel
> > that
> the first time round I learnt a hell of a lot, but this time
> I feel as if I am only re capping the same old stuff.
> >
> > Has anyone any suggestions that could help in my study techniques.
> > Surely
> someone has been through this before AND for those who are on
> +2 attempts -- how do you drive yourself towards studying
> AGAIN and AGAIN.
> >
> > Yours boredingly Robert McCallum
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