From: Ron Lim (gottobeccie@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Aug 20 2007 - 12:09:48 ART
Hi Jay,
Thanks for sharing.
Seems like CCIE Assessor really helps. (Saw your number!)
Anymore feedback? All are welcome!
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Ron
On 8/20/07, Swan, Jay <jswan@sugf.com> wrote:
>
> I agree that CCIE Assessor is worth the time and money. I used it early
> in my preparation rather than at the end, but the "feel" of the
> questions and the level of difficulty were quite similar to the real
> thing. When I took it, it really demonstrated the necessity of verifying
> even seemingly obvious tasks in a variety of ways, which saved me on the
> real lab. I did not use any other commercial graded labs.
>
> The only disadvantage I can think of to the CCIE Assessor is that since
> it's shorter than the real thing, you might not have the same diversity
> of topics.
>
> Jay (#17783)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Morris
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 2:11 PM
> To: 'Ron Lim'; 'Cisco certification'
> Subject: RE: IE Mock lab or NMC CheckIT or None ?
>
> Bear in mind I don't have experience with any of these two vendor's mock
> labs, nor do I have a vested interested in which way you do or do not
> go...
>
>
> Any mock lab is a good exercise for you trying to anticipate and figure
> out
> what you can do in an 8 hour (or whatever length) period of time. And
> being
> that it's graded, you'll get some sort of feedback which is much nicer
> and
> detailed than the score report you get from the real lab.
>
> On the flip side, there's always money involved, and it all depends on
> how
> much you've spent already plus how much practice you do.
>
> One alternative I'd suggest is the CCIE Assessor. Now, I've heard from
> people that the specific results you get back aren't necessarily as good
> as
> other vendors, but I'll give my opinions:
>
> 1. You can grade multiple times, so you can go back to change answers.
> 2. They're written by proctors, so the wording should be as close to
> the
> real thing as you get unlike other people's labs which are obvioulsy not
> written by proctors
> 3. You'll see what things you get wrong and the expected results (which
> you'll get from all vendors I suppose), and even if you don't agree with
> the
> assessor script, you'll start to get a feeling for "asking this equals
> this
> specific type of answer" which can be infinitely helpful on the real lab
> exam.
> 4. I hear they are increasing the 4-hour rack time to 6 hours. Still a
> 4-hour exam, but are supposed to include more practice time on top of
> that.
>
> There are only two Assessor labs at this point, so I would not recommend
> it
> as the ONLY way to go, but I'd include it in my list.
>
> If I were the one studying, I would suggest doing one of each. One IE
> Mock
> Lab, one NMC mock lab and one CCIE Assessor. That way you get a variety
> of
> scenarios, of wording and of "thought process" to work through.
>
> Again, it all boils down to $$$ though! But even those three labs will
> be
> cheaper than one actual lab attempt.
>
> Just my two cents.
>
>
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