From: Scott Morris (swm@emanon.com)
Date: Thu Jun 23 2005 - 13:17:17 GMT-3
You are correct that all labs SHOULD be the same. Proctor's quality as
well. While I certainly feel bad that the experience in San Jose was not
what you could have hoped for, this certainly isn't everyone's experience.
There are multiple proctors as well.
If you do end up having a bad experience (no matter which lab you decide to
park your behind at for 8 hours), let Cisco know about it (ccie@cisco.com).
Part of the proctor's job is to answer your questions and clarify things.
They may tell you they can't answer something (if it gives away an answer)
but otherwise, interacting with the lab candidates is part of their job.
If nobody says anything, nobody who can fix the problem is aware there is
one. Don't give up on the San Jose lab because of one proctor's bad day/bad
style. Fix it! I've been to San Jose multiple times, and have had very
different experiences than you did...
The proctor's in RTP are excellent though! As for restaurants, in RTP
(should your budget allow), check out the Capital City Chop House right by
the airport. GREAT steaks!
;)
Best of luck!
Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Godswill Oletu
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:55 AM
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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