From: Martin, Chris (chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue Jun 25 2002 - 12:48:46 GMT-3
Im not sure that is a good outlook to take Paul. You should remember the lab
you took and if you review the work you have done you will find where you
went wrong.
Throwing in the towel certainly isn't the answer. Haven't you spent allot of
time studying? Or, are you looking for sympathy?
I will tell you about my last attempt on June 13. I had all of my lab done
except for one factor, the ISDN. The reason being is the ISDN hardware
ITSELF was faulty and I couldn't test my config. One proctor told me they
would check the ISDN switch and let me know, the other proctor told me he
knew there was a problem with the switch and that he would grade me based on
my config.
Now my problem is I wish they told me that prior to me convincing them it
was a problem with the hardware and not me. As a result, I wasted nearly an
hour working with it when one of the proctors knew it was a problem to begin
with. I would have passed if it wasn't for the ISDN hardware, (based off my
score report) the extra time would have given me the chance to check all the
lab. Anyway, I have complained to the necessary people and they are looking
into it. Hopefully I will get my money back or a retake of the exam due to
hardware failure on their part.
MY first attempt was a disaster, but I learned allot since then. It was the
one day format so I was left in the dark as well to find what I need
improvement on. I did remember what I didn't understand and took that with
me and found out what I did wrong. Now, I know allot more, enough to pass,
and im patiently waiting for my retake.
All I can offer to you is to give up you are admitting you have failed. IF
you don't give up, eventually you will pass, as a winner.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul" <sixfooter777@btopenworld.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 7:53 AM
Subject: My lab experience
> I took my lab yesterday in Brussels. It was my first go and unfortunately
I
> didn't make it thru. However I think it's a good thing for hopefully some
of
> you who are awaiting you lab date and also myself to say a few words about
> the lab itself.
>
> Like other posts I have read, the lab is very much doable and yes time is
a
> factor but not as much as you might think. I personally had a couple of
> hours spare to revisit a few things and find a few more mistakes I had
made.
>
> The test itself is more about not what they ask you to do but what they
> don't ask you to do and apparently as long as you don't do something they
> forbid you to do and it works then that's fine.
>
> The proctor I had in Brussels was a good guy and had a good attitude which
> was "there's your booklet, get on with it" and they left you alone which
was
> fine.
>
> Now my whinge. The scoring on the exam is in points and there are
sections.
> The results you get for each section are in percentages. OK, you can
roughly
> convert points into percentages but to me, the whole marking system is a
big
> grey area and one that Cisco really need to address. On the 2-day lab I
> would have had some idea on where I would have gone wrong. Now, I am
totally
> in the dark. For example, I thought I'd got the Dial section 100 per cent
> but I get 60 per cent. Why ? I will never know. Show me any book or
> experiences that will help me here. It seems that another factor in the
lab
> exam is insider knowledge and that is wrong. With the majority of
candidates
> I suspect financing their lab exam privately and without the help of
> expensive training sources ( just by private lab practice ), many of us
are
> at a disservice.
>
> I hate to say it but it seems the CCIE is more about who you know than
what
> you know and that's why I won't probably continue on this path because I
> don't have deep pockets but for all of you that aspire, good luck.
>
> Paul.
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