From: John Matus (jmatus@pacbell.net)
Date: Thu Oct 07 2004 - 13:57:53 GMT-3
well, i just got back from san jose and had my score report waiting for me. i
was very hopeful. there were only 8 points worth of section that i knew i
didn't get but i was sure that the rest of it was kosher. i scored a 67%
overall. i was very apprehensive about taking the test but had done enough
practice and bootcamping and was reaching a point of diminished returns on the
studying. all and all, i felt that despite my scoring, i actually performed
rather well and happy with that. unfortunately cisco's grading style for
section is the old 'all-or-nada' approach and one misinterpretation of a
question can lead to disastrous results.
i did have a very bad experience with the proctor, tom, whom i had heard was a
pretty nice guy, but who [today] was very irritable and huffy. i asked him
for clarification on 4 tasks b/c they were vague and didn't say "you can't do
this" and i just wanted to make sure it was 'ok' to do the stuff that it
didn't say you couldn't. at one point he said to me "i don't have time for to
ask me all these questions (huffy puffy). i thought to myself 'what the @#$%
do you think you're here for then?' heaven knows that the tests are 'just a
bit' ambiguous and if they weren't everyone would be ccie's! i was told that
the proctors were friendly and willing to answer question. i guess this blows
a whole in that theory (and no, i was not fishing for answers)
so i'll take a short break, regroup and try again in a month [i guess].
Regards,
John D. Matus
MCSE, CCNP
Office: 818-782-2061
Cell: 818-430-8372
jmatus@pacbell.net
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