From: Dan Lockwood (dlockwood@shastalink.k12.ca.us)
Date: Thu Sep 25 2003 - 12:43:51 GMT-3
Unfortunately if I knew the correct way I would have passed. I have
been throwing around the issue of 'is there a correct way to answer the
questions' for some time. According to the Proctors and the CCIE
support staff, any solution will work as long as it meets the criteria.
I have taken the lab three times and have discussed the issue with
friends of mine that have taken the test and our concensus is that 'some
answers are better than others'.
Basically I don't know what the 'right' answers are and I bet that
anyone who does probably works for Cisco and wont say. The whole
situation is just very frusterating as I'm sure many people on this list
know.
Dan
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From: seonghui [mailto:seonghui@vads.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 19:47
To: Dan Lockwood; 'ccie2be'; 'Group Study'; 'Carter, Lee'
Subject: RE: R&S LAB Re-Grade - Any thoughts / experiences
Hi Dan,
I think most of us had the same experience. On my 1st attempt, I walked
out the exam center confidently thinking that...'I am gonna be a CCIE!'
The exam was tough, but doable. But I was really shocked when I received
my results.
Since you brought up the word 'cisco expects', or I call it the
'cisco-way' of answering exam questions, I have been asking around after
my 1st attempt if anyone can give me a clue on the right 'way' but to no
avail. Maybe some experts on this list can tell me the meaning. I
personally felt that, skills from years of working experience in
configuring cisco products will probably not applicable to answering the
exam questions in the 'cisco way'....that can cause you to fail.
I have been using IPExpert WB4.0+5.0. I am quite use to the way IPExpert
solution in answering question. And if I answer exam questions based on
IPExpert way, is it acceptable? I am also wondering if attending a ccie
bootcamp can tell me the 'cisco expects' or 'cisco-way'. Really
appreciate if someone can shed some lights on this...my next attempt is
just around the corner.
regards - SH
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
Dan Lockwood
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 4:55 AM
To: ccie2be; Group Study; Carter, Lee
Subject: RE: R&S LAB Re-Grade - Any thoughts / experiences
Lee,
I would suggest that you save your money and go again. I paid for a
regrade of my last exam as I was in a similar situation that you
describe. The response that I got from the proctor after the regrade
was something to the effect, "We found some differences between your
attempt and the regrade but they were not significant." My feeling is
that any points that were not awarded via the grade program are
important, but I got my updated score sheet and it was identical to the
first results. I was just furious after that. It made me feel like I
had been beaten up, kicked while I was down and then had someone
standing on my face with their boot.
Best of luck with your future attempts, but I wouldn't bother with the
regrade and rather focus on the answers that Cisco 'expects' to see on
the exam.
Good luck.
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
ccie2be
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 13:43
To: Group Study; Carter, Lee
Subject: Re: R&S LAB Re-Grade - Any thoughts / experiences
Hi Lee,
Sorry to hear about your unhappy results. A few months back, there were
extensive discussions here on GS about going for a rescore. If you
check the achieves, you'll find people of 2 opinions - it's NOT worth
the money and go for it - if you feel you were really close. Most
people were of the former point of view. It's a tough call, but
ultimately you're only the one who can make that cost/benefit decision.
I hope that if you decide to have a rescore, you post your experience
here
Best of luck, dt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carter, Lee" <Lee.Carter@CommerceBank.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 4:17 PM
Subject: R&S LAB Re-Grade - Any thoughts / experiences
> Hi all,
>
> I just took my IE lab for the first time and didn't pass. I know the
> pass
/
> fail ration for first timers is low (very low) but I really felt that
> I
had
> a good handle on what they asked only going to the DOC CD for 1
> question (worth 4 points). Everything else I knew. After all that I
> left the
testing
> center feeling like I was on an unnatural high. But then I saw the bad
news
> that I had failed and that I could re-take the exam in the next 30
> days. I can think of two things that I had to configure that I used a
> newer
command
> / configuration to accomplish the task and I don't know if they have
> an automatic grader that was possibly looking for the more common
> (older configurations). If this is the case and I was only say 6
> points off then that could push me over the edge.
>
> I would like to hear any horror or success stories of people who paid
> the extra 250 for the re-grade and if you think it's worth it or not.
>
> thanks..
> Lee
>
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