From: elping (elpingu@acedsl.com)
Date: Tue Dec 03 2002 - 02:02:08 GMT-3
Dave:
sorry to hear that .....this is my suggestion ...give it two days and let all
the things you did on the test replay in your head....and if you still feel you
passes then go for it and pay the $250..
i do tell you this out of experience .....I took thi test and I left the place
like i rocked it .I even called my wife and told her get ready to celebrate.
I got the email and i failed .....I felt just as you did ...after two or three
days i had some doubts but had some sentiment that i passed.
so i payed for a reevaluation guess what ...the recheck said i still failed ...I
got a higher grade but failed....lost $250 ...
The last time i passesd and i realized why I was failing ....I was making the
same mistake on a big subject in all my tests ...I remember doing it too...it
does not pay to be linear with the test.......
ElPiNG
10020
Dave Stoddard wrote:
> 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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