From: Lee Donald (Lee.Donald@t-systems.co.uk)
Date: Thu Jun 23 2005 - 13:07:09 GMT-3
You should try Brussels. Their about as useful as a chocolate
fireguard.....................
-----Original Message-----
From: Godswill Oletu [mailto:oletu@inbox.lv]
Sent: 23 June 2005 16:55
To: Yasser Aly; Daniel O'Sheedy; robbie; Group Study
Subject: Re: Raleigh-Durham vs. San Jose
I have already scheduled my lab for San Jose, going by what you guys are
saying, I have already start thinking of changing it to RTP. Agreed the lab
is the same where ever you take it, but the relationship between one and
his/her protor play some vital role in all the mix.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yasser Aly" <yaseraly00@yahoo.com>
To: "Daniel O'Sheedy" <dansheedy@gmail.com>; "robbie"
<robbie@packetized.org>; "Group Study" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: Raleigh-Durham vs. San Jose
> Hi Robbie,
>
> I took the exam twice my 1st time was in San Jose, my 2nd time was in RTP.
>
> I am originally from Egypt so I have a huge time differnce between both
> places. This didn't make a problem for me as I arrived a couple of days
> before the day of the exam to adjust for the time difference. Just arrive
> in advance to get over this obstacle.
>
> Climate differences: I found San Jose weather much more beautiful that
> RTP. Also San Jose has lots of places to go and visit, and lots of
> restaurents. On the other hand RTP is very humid but has very beautiful
> scenery. A lot of green areas than you can ever imagine.
>
> Proctor's differences: This feedback will be different from one person
> openion to the other but my experience with proctors is similar to Daniel.
> San Jose proctor was not cooperative, whenever I ask a question his reply
> is that the question is quite clear or it's all in the paper. He even
> replied to me once that I do not have time for you to ask so many
> questions - a total of 5 questions only during the whole lab !!! -. RTP
> proctor was the other side of the picture, very frieldly and welcoming
> man. He was always supportive and had lots of patience with our questions.
> He even tried to relax us down during the lunch break to remove the tense.
>
> Forgot to mention that I got my number in RTP so maybe that's why I am
> biased :)
>
> I would recommed RTP.
>
> Good Luck,
> Yasser
>
> Daniel O'Sheedy <dansheedy@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Robbie,
>
> I took the test three times all told. The first two times were in
> Brussels,
> as I am currently working in Vienna, Austria. I found it a little...
> tough... in Brussels. The biggest problem I had was getting clarification
> on the questions, as some of those questions are a little airy-fairy.
>
> I tried with the boys at Brussels, and actually had a different Proctor
> each
> time, but their mother tongue doesnt seem to be English. Either way... we
> didn't hit it off to well, and the answer seemed to always be 'Just do
> what
> it asks.'
>
> So, I bit the bullet and coughed up the dough to go and be tested in an
> English speaking country. Going back home to Sydney was a little too far,
> but I jumped on a plane to RTP a couple of days before the exam. This
> helped me get over the jet lag, and come test day I was ok again. The
> Proctor I had was Howard, and from the start it was totally different.
> Like
> ptorney mentioned, he greets you in the morning and has a chat to you, and
> is quite approachable.
>
> I had a couple of questions during the day, and he was always able to
> clarify them, even if it was to tell me i was thinking to complex. The
> next
> day... I had my number! There was even a girl from Canada that got her
> number the same day, on her first try. She had put in a full years solid
> study up to that day.
>
> Whereever you end up... good luck!
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "robbie"
> To: "Group Study"
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 6:55 PM
> Subject: Raleigh-Durham vs. San Jose
>
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> As my (planned) date looms closer, I'm starting to try and get an idea of
>> where I'd like to take my lab. I live in Birmingham, AL, so flying (or
>> even driving) to RTP would be far cheaper than flying out to San Jose,
>> but
>> it also means that the lab would effectively start at 6:15 CDT for me
>> (I'm
>> definitely not a morning person). I had read quite some time ago that the
>> two labs used markedly different software for terminal emulation, in
>> addition to the atmosphere being fairly different, so I'm curious to know
>> what the actual environs are like. I don't know if talking about it would
>> be an NDA violation - I certainly hope not, I just want to get some kind
>> of idea of what to expect when my first attempt comes (Sep 9). Thanks in
>> advance.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Robbie
>>
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