From: Darby Weaver (darbyweaver@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Jun 10 2006 - 15:53:48 ART
Daniel,
Sounds like we are in a similar boat.
I am really only setting my self up to see this as a
cursory visit.
I have focused my energies on ensuring I can get the
CORE done 100%, then pick off topics like Multicast,
QoS, IP Services, and Security.
I may miss things in the L2/CORE but they should not
be things that break my topology.
One thing that would give me a lot more confidence is
if I had actually passed some of my graded labs I took
with NMC/IE/Cisco.
Since I have not, I still have some doubts.
I did use them to analyse my weak points in a
successive manner and I used them to assess my speed.
I only actually completed all tasks in about 5 of the
15 graded labs total.
So that again doesn't give me the best warm fuzzies.
However, I consistently improved from lab to lab, I
learned from each experience.
I feel I had access to the best instructors available.
I feel like I got helpful feedback that has been both
constructive and instrumental to my success (pass or
fail).
There is one thing that make me feel really gooe
however, and that is that the lab is supposed to not
be quite as hard or as perverse as some of the lab
scenarios offered by the various vendor labs.
So if that is true (and most people say the difficulty
is likened to the NMC DOIT Labs 15/16 or IE Labs of
difficulty ratings 6-7+).
So if this is true, I should score pretty good. I've
scored low 70's on those exams, before I went through
my final analysis of remediating the areas that I was
found wanting in.
So assuming, I have truly repented those areas of
want; I should do rather well or at least put a good
showing.
I have worked on my QoS, and it was an area I had left
alone.
I still had troubles with my ACLs and mostly because
of my strategy here (I'm going to work them out in the
beginning when my mind is not yet troubled or racing).
I'm going to follow a lot of the advice of Brian
Dennis that he gave me on the last day of the Mock
Labs as it appears that most if not all of my problems
tend to stem from approaching my lab in a direction
that is contrary to my success.
I think using that approach alone should help me
retrieve any of my "22 points" I have been
consistently losing in the CORE areas.
Just taking those moments to build/verify. Work
around ratholes, not through them, etc.
Little things that get you in the front or begin to
waste time can kill you towards the end of the lab.
I know this firsthand from my practice labs.
I'd advise taking it evenly. Connectivity first, then
additional features.
Build and Test / Stick and Move.
10-15 Points per hour minimum.
Keep to plan.
Etc.
That's my last minute play guide.
Focusing on the Golden Moment is great but may not
matter if not required. But is not a bad practice
overall.
Knowing your links work, then your IGPs, then BGP,
then authentication, etc. Very powerful stuff.
This is my humble opinion going into my final rounds
of readiness.
I figure I know what I know. I know where to find
stuff for verification or for clarification. I have
the proctor for things unsure of.
I have my own internal checklist and my own technique.
Now to challenge it and see where exactly I stand.
You will do the same on your date.
As Bruce Caslow says: you must your own internal
checklist vs. anyone's labs.
--- Daniel Fredrick <dfredrick@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Cool... I guess it's doesn't matter if I have
> to wait all weekend,
> because my whole attitude is not focus on passing or
> failing. I just want to
> go to the exam... and focus on the exam. I feel if I
> am too worried passing
> or failing... then I will be thinking about the end
> of the test the whole
> time... and not test that is presently in front of
> me.
>
> But this helps to let me know if I should even
> bother checking.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
> On 6/10/06, Darby Weaver <darbyweaver@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > One friend of mine took is (also on the list) and
> got
> > his results it seems on Saturday.
> >
> > He can tell you better if he's still reading this
> list
> > intently.
> >
> > He may be celebrating this weekend since he just
> > passed this past week.
> >
> > So I think he was also expecting to wait till
> Monday,
> > but remember the labs are suposed to be graded in
> > other timezones.
> >
> > And Australia is behind the US as an example if I
> > recall correctly.
> >
> > :)
> >
> > --- dfredrick@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > > I am taking my exam on June 16th... which is a
> > > friday. One of my friends that took it, said
> that I
> > > would probably have to wait until Monday to get
> my
> > > results... Is that true? can someone shed some
> light
> > > on this, Via personal experience?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dan
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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