From: Joe A (groupstudy@comcast.net)
Date: Sat Nov 30 2002 - 14:33:16 GMT-3
You guys are putting way too much effort and thought into this. With
maybe 12 pods in a room, how could you possibly think they'd grade the
wrong test? The best you can do is hit the books again and go get it
the next time.
I would like to pose the question to everyone out there, has anyone
actually passed on a rescore after failing? I know at least three guys
who went through a rescore and it didn't change a thing. I am sure that
there are some situations where this works, but I seriously doubt that
it happens frequently.
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Tim Fletcher
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 9:50 AM
To: 'Dave Stoddard'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Signing your configs - Was: CCIE Lab Exam
>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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