From: badger (badger@pongo.org)
Date: Sun Dec 01 2002 - 15:15:20 GMT-3
Hello Joe,
Saturday, November 30, 2002, 9:33:16 AM, you wrote:
JA> You guys are putting way too much effort and thought into this. With
JA> maybe 12 pods in a room, how could you possibly think they'd grade the
JA> wrong test? The best you can do is hit the books again and go get it
JA> the next time.
JA> I would like to pose the question to everyone out there, has anyone
JA> actually passed on a rescore after failing? I know at least three guys
JA> who went through a rescore and it didn't change a thing. I am sure that
JA> there are some situations where this works, but I seriously doubt that
JA> it happens frequently.
JA> Joe
JA> -----Original Message-----
JA> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
JA> Tim Fletcher
JA> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 9:50 AM
JA> To: 'Dave Stoddard'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
JA> 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?
JA> I felt the same way after my last test, and I've heard others express
JA> this as well. It's not that I don't trust the CCIE team, but with no
JA> oversight over the process, there is no way to verify you score. You
JA> can't help but wonder if mistakes aren't made.
JA> This got me thinking about possible solutions to this problem. I can't
JA> think of anything we can do about the actual grading process, but there
JA> is a way we can verify that they are grading the right exam. My solution
JA> is that you put a banner on each of your routers and switches with your
JA> name, test ID, date, lab location and rack number. It would look
JA> something like this:
JA> banner "
JA> Tim Fletcher
JA> SPxxxxxxx
JA> 11/30/02
JA> RTP
JA> Rack 3"
JA> If this conflicts with any of the lab requirements, you could use one of
JA> the three other types of banners. Or you could put a single line in an
JA> interface description. The point is to get something in the config that
JA> positively identifies them as yours.
JA> If you opt for a re-score, they will take any comments you submit with
JA> the request into consideration. Make sure you specify that they should
JA> be able to find this banner in all your configs.
JA> -tim
Yes, I know two people that passed, recently, after a rescore...both
tested at San Jose.
-- Best regards, badger mailto:badger@pongo.org
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