From: Tim (ccie2be@nyc.rr.com)
Date: Wed Apr 18 2007 - 08:19:39 ART
Sean,
I know how you feel all too well.
After I passed (Aug 30th, 2005), I wrote a detailed post with the subject
line something like, "Why people who should pass, don't".
In this post (around the first week of September, 2005), I give many
examples of the types of mistakes people can make and how to avoid them.
Before buying another practice labs workbook, I suggest you read this post.
Then, if you want, by all means, get another practice workbook. But, first,
you need to analyze the reasons you failed - because it might not be because
you don't have sufficient knowledge.
HTH, Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Sean.Zimmerman@clubcorp.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:57 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Close but no Cigar
Just found out at 1:00 AM this morning that I failed my third attempt at
San Jose. I'm tempted to submit for a reread, but I'm a little discouraged
by that 0.5% statistic. Yesterday's lab seemed easy, I only had to skip 5
points worth of sections and I finished about an hour early. I really
thought that I'd nailed it. I wasn't certain about a 2 point category, but
it turned out that I got it based on my score report, so based off my
point tracking, I should've scored with a 95%. Less than 80% seemed
impossible.
I'm thinking about trying a different workbook. I'm using IPExpert V9
right now, and I don't have the proctor guide. I've been flying through
(most of) those labs, and my configs match the final configs. Nothing
against IPExpert, but I think it would be good to change the scene just a
little. I attended an IPExpert bootcamp with the infamous and extremely
knowledgeable Scott Morris back in November, and I've heard that you're
supposed to use a different Vendor's workbook than the one providing the
bootcamp. I'm considering IE or NM, anyone have any recommendations? I'm
strongly considering IE because it includes the solutions/proctor guide
and they seem to be listing a lot of CCIE's right now.
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