From: Kumar, Senthil (senthil.kumar@intechnology.co.uk)
Date: Thu Nov 28 2002 - 07:18:00 GMT-3
fell very sorry for you mate.. i today had the same feeling when i failed my
driving test for the fifth time and the examiner gave all irrelavent
reasons..infact i did a very good driving and he had to fail me on not
watching the traffic signals when i did. i got my exam on december 2nd i
have given my best for the exam and i will do the same for my exam..but one
thing for sure..never give it up, as it is not worth it.
you are much more determined than many of us mate. ask them to reegrade the
exam and if its still not good. pls do book the next lab may be in a
different location (mental relief), you will make it. its not worth worrying
to be honest.
takecare! senthil
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Stoddard
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Sent: 27/11/2002 23:34
Subject: CCIE Lab Exam
I just got my R&S lab exam score & I failed again....
I finished taking the test & it wasn't bad at all. It's the first time
that
I left the exam that I felt confident that I had passed. I was guessing
my
score would be at worst 78, but probably would be 85, but you know how
they
will never share these important details. So I felt there was a very
slight
chance that I might not pass by a small margin. A far cry from me going
in
expecting to be slaughtered & calling it a "reconnaissance mission"....
as I
was initially on this go-round with the new test format & all. I only
skipped 7 points worth of questions (made up of 3 separate questions)
that I
clearly did not know. So I figured that I'd have 8-15 points of margin
for
error. Also note, I decided to skip the 7 points in questions & spend
my
final 90 minutes verifying the 93 points in questions that I had already
answered, looking for typos, etc.. The configs were solid!!
But then I received my test score this morning. I failed. But the real
problem is that the score is SO BAD that I believe that they got my exam
mixed up with someone else's. Realizing that re-grading the test may not
result in me passing (which means they keep the $250 re-grading fee),
but
the score I've been given was clearly not from my exam. This is the 4th
time
I've taking this damn thing & this is by far the worst score I've ever
received, yet I did the best ever!! So I'm not sure how you feel about
asking for the test to be re-opened, either do I for that matter. But
considering the position I'm in, I've asked for it to be re-graded.
What's
another $250 of my money after I've already spent $6,000+ of it already?
More details.... I've had some Email dialog with someone @cisco (not a
proctor) regarding having the test reopened. I explained my main
question
is that I don't believe that the score I received was from the rack
(#11)
that I tested on. He replied back confirming the score I received was
from
rack #11. So the way it currently stands is..... He has forwarded my
request to the appropriate group that re-grades the exams & I'm now
expecting an Email asking for my credit card# so they can rape me for
another $250.
First point of fact.... No matter which way it goes, I'm never giving
up!!
The dilemma I'm up against now is.......
Should I pay an additional $250 to find out that I still did not pass,
even
though the new score they give will be better than the current one.
Which
will be the case!! Considering what I've heard on this list, it's a
very
slim chance that I will pass after a re-grade, but clearly the test was
not
graded properly.
Any comments &/or suggestions of wisdom?
By the way..... for those in the USA..... Have a nice
Thanksgiving!!!!!!
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