From: Gabriel Nunes (gabriel.nunes@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Dec 13 2006 - 21:13:58 ART
Hi Scott!
We are on the same boat! Don`t give up let`s improve as much as we can!
On 12/13/06, Scott Jordan <sejordan2004@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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