From: Christopher M. Heffner (cheffner@certified-labs.com)
Date: Tue Oct 09 2007 - 15:29:08 ART
Brad,
All very valued points for going to a longer retry interval.
I think the "real test sites" would just get more people involved for testing the CCIE lab exam to get around the six month issue.
I agree the backlog would get better but it would also get better if Cisco invested more $$$ into additional pods for some of the other CCIE tracks besides R&S. Let's face it that ONE security rack per day available in RTP is what is causing the backlog to begin with in this incident.
I totally agree with it helping with the never ending story of "I will keep taking the exam until I pass" routine.
I personally think that changing the retake policy to 90 days instead of 6 months would work just as well.
But this is all just rumor anyway for now ...
Later.
Chris "Bulldog" Heffner
Strategic Network Solutions, Inc.
www.certified-labs.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Ellis [mailto:brad@ccbootcamp.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:40 PM
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Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase
It might suck, but that would definitely solve a bunch of problems:
1) It would make it much harder for those "real test sites" to get updates
2) The backlog wouldnbt be so bad - there would be a lot more seats available
3) People would stop using the "take the test every 30 days until I pass" technique. I know a few folks who have taken the lab like that 8 or more times until they pass. (This method gives a high percentage of "same lab" possibilities.)
thanks,
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-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher M. Heffner [mailto:cheffner@certified-labs.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 11:07 AM
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Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase
Now that would really "suck" big time!
Chris Heffner, CCIE 8211, CCSI 98760
Strategic Network Solutions, Inc.
www.certified-labs.com
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From: Brad Ellis [mailto:brad@ccbootcamp.com]
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Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase
I've heard that Cisco may change their re-take policy from 30 days to 6
months for failed tests...but just rumors so far.
thanks,
Brad Ellis
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From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Christopher M. Heffner
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:32 AM
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comserv@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase
Importance: Low
Please DON'T give them any ideas.
This is an expensive enough profession.
Chris Heffner, CCIE 8211, CCSI 98760
Strategic Network Solutions, Inc.
www.certified-labs.com
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From: Eric Dobyns [mailto:eric_dobyns@yahoo.com]
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Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase
Right now, I think they could charge twice that and still fill up their
seats.
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Subject: Re: CCIE Lab Price Increase
Someone "announced" it here a few weeks ago ;-)
Brian Dennis, CCIE4 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP)
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On Oct 8, 2007, at 6:00 PM, Christopher M. Heffner wrote:
> Did anyone else notice the lab price increase made by Cisco for the
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