From: Tim Fletcher (tim@fletchmail.net)
Date: Sat Nov 30 2002 - 11:50:23 GMT-3
>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?
I felt the same way after my last test, and I've heard others express this as well. It's not that I don't trust the CCIE team, but with no oversight over the process, there is no way to verify you score. You can't help but wonder if mistakes aren't made.
This got me thinking about possible solutions to this problem. I can't think of anything we can do about the actual grading process, but there is a way we can verify that they are grading the right exam. My solution is that you put a banner on each of your routers and switches with your name, test ID, date, lab location and rack number. It would look something like this:
banner "
Tim Fletcher
SPxxxxxxx
11/30/02
RTP
Rack 3"
If this conflicts with any of the lab requirements, you could use one of the three other types of banners. Or you could put a single line in an interface description. The point is to get something in the config that positively identifies them as yours.
If you opt for a re-score, they will take any comments you submit with the request into consideration. Make sure you specify that they should be able to find this banner in all your configs.
-tim
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