RE: diagrams in the exam

From: Irene Wilson \(irwilson\) (irwilson@cisco.com)
Date: Wed Aug 08 2007 - 09:52:30 ART


I took the test in June in RTP and they let me bring pencils in. I
guess the moral of the story is, bring the pencils but don't get too
emotionally attached to them. :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Jorge Martinez [mailto:jorge_bgp@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 5:51 PM
To: anthony.sequeira@thomson.com; Irene Wilson (irwilson);
tron@huapi.ba.ar
Cc: alex.steer@eison.co.uk; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: diagrams in the exam

Same thing here, RTP doesn't want us to bring our own pens or pencils
... are they a plague?

I heard there's no problem in San Jose ...

--- anthony.sequeira@thomson.com wrote:

> Yeah I like this advice a lot.
>
> Just be careful not to have your world too shaken if they do not let
> you bring your own fancy pens or pencils to your desk.
>
> Once at RTP they forbade me from bringing my own supplies and
> indicated that I had to use the pencils provided at the desk.
>
> Anthony J. Sequeira
> #15626
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Irene Wilson (irwilson)
> [mailto:irwilson@cisco.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 10:13 PM
> To: Carlos G Mendioroz; Sequeira, Anthony (NETg)
> Cc: alex.steer@eison.co.uk; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: diagrams in the exam
>
> I recommend you practice drawing your own diagrams.
> The one they gave
> me was missing ip addresses, interfaces, vlans, etc and I wasted a lot

> of time struggling along with it before realizing that I needed to
> redraw it.
>
> Also, they allowed me to bring in as many different types of writing
> implements as I wanted, so I'd recommend bringing in different colored

> pencils. You can draw out each layer of complexity in a different
> color, which is nice. You can get used to seeing black for physical,
> blue for EIGRP, pink for BGP, etc.
>
> Irene
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Carlos G Mendioroz
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 8:31 AM
> To: anthony.sequeira@thomson.com
> Cc: alex.steer@eison.co.uk; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: diagrams in the exam
>
> anthony.sequeira@thomson.com @ 31/07/2007 17:16 -0300 dixit:
> > You just never know exactly what type of diagrams
> you will receive in
> > the actual exam!
> >
> > If you are not provided with one that you like -
> or not provided with
> > one at all that you would like to have - be ready
> to make your own.
> > That is the primary reason they give you paper and
> pencils, so you can
>
> > diagram, or re-diagram as necessary.
>
> One point here. Funny now.
> When I aproached the proctor to ask for paper, she gave me 2 sheets.
> I replicated w/o much thought that I needed more (cause I like to
> draw/make notes/ etc.) and she said: go use that and then come back
> and ask for more.
>
> I had to go out for a drink and some serious thought about my proctor
> relationship that day...
>
> -Carlos
>
> >
> > Anthony J. Sequeira
> > #15626
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
> > Of Alex Steer
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:48 PM
> > To: Cisco certification
> > Subject: diagrams in the exam
> >
> > Hi everyone
> >
> >
> >
> > Could someone tell me what sort of diagrams you
> get in the lab please?
> >
> >
> >
> > I personally am introducing a growing dependence
> on the brilliant
> > laminated diagrams that you get with one of these
> lab study guides.
> > Basically where I am currently, if I walked into
> the lab tomorrow and
> > wasn't given a decent diagram I would definitely
> fail before I even
> > managed to fail from my own merits.
> >
> >
> >
> > If there isn't decent overall diagrams or per
> question diagrams of
> > what is required then I really need to be
> considering throwing the
> > study guide ones away and drawing them by hand
> every practice lab so
> > that I will be able to do this quickly in the
> actual exam?
> >
> >
> >
> > Anybody fill in the blanks on this one please?
> >
> > Many thanks in advance
> >
> >
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>



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