From: amernas (taloust@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Nov 14 2008 - 09:46:38 ARST
I did not leave the exam but in 6 hours I have finished the configs and 
the verifications one hour earlier (around 15:40). At that point I was 
pretty sure that I have all the core technologies working and had at 
least the score to pass. During the last hour I did not change anything 
but I did not like to leave because I was enjoying seeing tcl script 
pinging !!!!!!!!!
I admit that i had some psychological effect in the beginning but after 
I finished the L2 and IGP, I started to gain confidence that helped me 
finish earlier.
I live in Belgium and 70 km from cisco's location. I was late because 
there was an accident and a lot of traffic jams and it took me more than 
2  hours to get there.
Andrew Dempsey wrote:
> I think over any significant sample size you would see a much lower 
> pass rate for candidates arriving one or two hours late.  The mere 
> psychological effect would be hard to get over especially if it was 
> your first trip.  Out of morbid curiosity what caused you to be late?  
> Also did you actually walk out of the exam an hour early or was this 
> when you were done configuring?  Congrats on the pass I am not sure I 
> would have kept my composure as well as you did under the circumstances.
>
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:25 AM, amernas <taloust@gmail.com 
> <mailto:taloust@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     When I arrived one hour late, the receptionist called a security
>     agent who escorted me to the testing room.
>     One of the proctors asked me not to worry about being late and
>     just focus on the exam.
>
>     I did not panic and I forgot the fact that I was lat and just
>     flowed my strategy : reading the whole exam tasks ....etc . Before
>     lunch i had already verified IGP reachability. The !!!!!!!!!  made
>     me feel very confident and enjoy my lunch.
>
>     I think if you are well prepared one hour or 2 will not directly
>     affect you result, because I think the lab exam is feasible in 4 -
>     6 hours.
>
>     "If you arrive late, you will be expected to finish with the
>     group. If you arrive more than 2 hours late, you will not be
>     allowed to start." == copied for cisco ccie page.
>
>
>     TCP IP4 wrote:
>
>         Congrats!     Can you please explain what's like being one
>         hour late
>         assuming arriving at the door late?
>
>
>         On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Hamid <taloust@gmail.com
>         <mailto:taloust@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>          
>
>             I passed my second attempt in brussels yesderday with
>             ease. I completed the
>             lab is 6 hours including the verification (because very
>             will preprared this
>             time).
>
>             I have learned a lot from my first attempt and corrected
>             my preparation
>             strategy accordingly.
>
>             herea some tips i would like to share:
>
>             - it does NOT really matters what vendor workbook or
>             topology you are using
>             as long as you understand the technologies.
>             - Read the DOCCD and created your own scenarios and topologies
>             - If you have access to cisco learning materials (ASET,
>             PEC, ..), USE it as
>             much as possible.
>             - try to dynamips/dynagen as much as possible, this will
>             allow you to study
>             at your own.
>
>             Keep in mind that ccie is very easy.
>
>             Good luck!!!
>
>             Hamid ABBOU
>             CCIE#22636
>             Morocco
>
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