From: Donny MATEO (donny.mateo@sg.ca-indosuez.com)
Date: Mon May 19 2003 - 23:16:08 GMT-3
While I agree failing the CCIE exam is sort of a black hole of confidence specially when you have 3-4 hours double checking everything. I learn one thing that is probaly not quite obvious. Is that by failing, I study harder, I learn deeper, I read the doc
words by words, I learn to read and understand question more carefully and I learn to be a very details and ask the proctor to clarify any doubts I have until there is none or its close to 0%.
It hurts when you failed an exam, but sometimes it's a good thing. When you lost your confidence you tends to be more open to alternative and set aside your ego (i'm right the router and the whole world are wrong attitude) and that enables you to see
things in different perspective and learn new thing.
The point I'm trying to make is failing the exam has earn me great rewards, the ability to understand question, the details work, the asking atitude (instead of well I think this should be like this attitude) and a deeper understanding of the knowledge
required not only by the lab test by also in real life. Specially since I don't have any opportunity to join any of those bootcamp classes, limited equipment (I dig my own pocket which is not much considering I work in an end user company in singapore and
under paid!) and time.
So, don't give in, you still have a chance if you do it, you won't have a chance if you quit. Even 1/1000.000 is still a possibility, which is better than 0.
Donny
CCIE #11189
Roger McNeace
<rmcneace@terrema To: "'Kim, Wol - BLS CTR'" <Kim.Wol@bls.gov>, "'Joe Carr'" <Joe.Carr@oati.net>,
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Please respond to
Roger McNeace
I feel your pain. I failed a couple a weeks ago. I finished the test with 3
hours to spare, but I still failed. I also got low scores in areas where I
thought I did well. I believe you are right with the fact that the
questions need to read very carefully. I may have lost alot of points by not
accurately interperting the hidden meaning of the question.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kim, Wol - BLS CTR [mailto:Kim.Wol@bls.gov]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 12:06 PM
To: 'Joe Carr'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: Not a good day
I also failed the lab yesterday in RTP and knew I missed a few questions,
which made me think I might pass it. But they gave me scores the way below
I expected even if failed. For example, on IGP section, most of the
questions were familiar with me and had all connectivities for all routers
but got below 50%...Not even close to... I didn't see any trick
requirements and I configured without any major problem. It could be a
problem with myself to interpret the questions but at least not that below
scores.
Now I start wondering if I will ever pass this test. I don't know if I
have to keep going because I know the next preparation for the lab will be
pretty much same as before.
I also found backbone problem after wasting of quite long time.
Seems like you have to be very precise to interpret the questions to pass
the test, but I still don't see why I got that such a low scores.....
Wol
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Carr [mailto:Joe.Carr@oati.net]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 9:48 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Not a good day
Well, I took the lab in RTP yesterday and I got the same test as I had
before. In some sections where I got 100% before I answered the same and did
not get the full points! Also I had asked the proctor about a cretin section
that was not working properly and he did not help until I asked him for the
3rd time and on another section the second time I asked him he gave me a
different answer. It turned out that the backbone was messed up! What the
%@#!. I have lost a little respect for the CCIE certification. I guess my
question is should I pay the $250 to have them review my test? How long does
that take?
Joe
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