From: Adam Quiggle (aquiggle@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Mar 30 2002 - 13:27:21 GMT-3
David,
Yes I have noticed that as well. However, I think there are a couple of
factors.
1) twice as many people are taking the exam now with the new one-day
format, so assuming no difference in the pass/fail rate the numbers will
increase accordingly.
2) How many people report failures? Personally I failed it the first time
I took the lab (first attempt was literally a month and two days before my
second attempt). I thought about posting, but I thought "what value do I
add by posting a failure". I think that most people are posting their
successes because there is a lot more to learn from a successful path than
a non-successful path. Sometimes you don't even know why your attempt at
the lab was a failure. It's not until you evaluate and re-evaluate what
went wrong that you can clarify what the problem.
As I said in my original post "Ask the right question" (point 6), I'm sure
that is what failed me the first time because I didn't ask the right
question and the response that I got led me down a path that was impossible
to reverse. In addition, I was like a dog with a bone with my "incorrect
solution" once i started down that path, I was sure that I could get it
working, which is why I posted point 4 (if you can't do it quickly move on
and come back to it later).
Personally, my second lab attempt was much tougher than my first lab
attempt. It was only because of my preparation and previous failure that
forced me to stick to my regimen during the exam and subsequently allow me
to pass.
While I think it is a topic worth discussing, I don't think there is any
merit to "the lessening of standards". The only people who could really
comment on that would be Cisco since the NDA keeps us from discussing what
we had on the test and what we think we did wrong and thus comparing
standards before and after the exam.
AQ
At 10:55 PM 3/29/2002, Giveortake@aol.com wrote:
>Congratulations.... Has anyone else noticed that the tone of this
>board has changed dramatically from "failing" to largley
>"passing"??? I have been watching for about six months. The tone
>has definately changed.
>
>So the question is: Has the tone changed because the 1 day lab is not
>so new anymore, or did the tone change because the standards have been
>relaxed a little??
>
>Just thourght it was worth bringing up.....
>
>David
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Adam Quiggle
Sr. Network Eng
Managed Network Services Worldcom
CCIE #9049, CCNP, MCNE, MCSE
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