From: Erick B. (erickbe@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Nov 29 2002 - 16:31:34 GMT-3
Comments inline...
--- "Cassidy D. Smith" <csmith@iparchitect.com> wrote:
> I would go for the re-grade, I will at least give
> you peace of mind, if you
> still fail then perhaps you can get some better
> feedback as to what type of
> mistake it was. It could have been a big ticket item
> that many other things
> depended on.
Perhaps it will give you a better piece of mind, but
you get the same results back in the same format. No
additional information or pointers. Nothing. I had a
regrade on my 4th attempt and my score went up 18% to
just below passing and I'm still confident I passed. I
knew the original score was messed up, and don't agree
with the $250 rescore if it's way off in some areas.
I'm still debating on if I'm going to continue giving
this arm of cisco my money. For $1250 (or higher) one
should get some useful feedback and at least learn
from the experience. I still have no idea where I went
wrong on my test other then it wasn't done the way
they wanted it done exactly.
I wish I had a few million, because if I did I would
put out my own independent certification test thats
not tied to any vendor. Take a rack and populate it
with 2 pieces of gear from the following vendors and
tie them all together: Cisco, Extreme, Bay/Nortel,
Juniper, Foundry, etc.
> I have to say I am very impressed by your passion
> and determination, you
> will be a CCIE, there is no doubt about it, it can
> only elude you for so
> long before you conquer it!
>
> Casey
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Dave Stoddard
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 3:34 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> 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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