From: Joe Rinehart (jjrinehart@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Dec 13 2006 - 12:38:46 ART
Hang in there, you will get it just don't give up!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Scott Jordan
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:39 PM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Failed in RTP 11 Dec with explanations
All,
Sorry for the long post, I know Ive just been a lurker and this is not a I
got my number story, but I have read all the recent emails about post Nov 13
problems with the lab and felt I must contribute.
First and foremost I do believe something is wrong with the labs or grading
of the labs or else the pass rate would not have dropped through the floor.
In some aspects I agree with Cisco tightening things up a bit, too many
CCIEs and the certification become worthless, look at the MCSEs, why even
waste the time!
I took my lab in RTP on the 11th and got my results in the early hours of
the 12th, I was disappointed because I thought I did far better walking out
of the exam, was done with the first round by 1pm, tightened up some
questions I marked by 2:30, and spent the rest of the time rechecking, and
being bored, so thought I pretty much nailed it. Im not bragging remember
I failed!
Far from the truth, I know now that I made some minor mistakes, remember all
or none on the points, a forgotten permit any any will cost you all the
points. A misread of the task pointed me in one direction when they
according to my score wanted a different solution, a suboptimal access-list,
etc, etc. Overall my lab was not hard just too many places to make a minor
errors. My weak point has always been attention to detail when rushed, I
can own up to it and that cost me in this instance.
Dont sweat the 2 versus 4 switches, I can say that, on my lab, I must have
gotten the easy one, it did not make any difference at all. Same tasks
could have been done with 2. The whole rack could be switches and it
wouldnt make a difference, know the basics, IE labs v3.0 are far harder
that the actual lab in the switching area. Cisco actually gives you quite a
bit here youll understand once you sit the exam. I personally will not be
buying 2 more switches or updated labs for my next attempt on 14 January
there is just no need at this point.
I do agree that there are some discrepancies with the scoring, I do not have
the total solution, and its hard to discuss my assumptions without breaking
NDA. But there are points that are mentioned very early in the exam that
must be considered later and placed under some grading category. Which one,
its up to Cisco, I dont have that answer.
The wording of the exam must be getting better, instances where people have
disclosed exact phrases here were corrected my exam, so they are getting
better, but there were 2 that were so bad I had to ask the proctor Howard
for clarification, and he provided what I needed to understand the question,
he was very professional and did everything he could to help make us at
ease.
And NO I dont work for Cisco!
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