Re: Passed

They can do this every 5 years.

On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Scott,
>
> Could you imagine the level of CCIEs if they did do that?
>
> On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Scott M Vermillion <
> scott_ccie_list_at_it-ag.com> wrote:
>
>> I didn't start with the written until v3.0 was just days old (summer
>> 2007). I had always been told that the written was just a filter to keep
>> those with absolutely zero chance of passing the lab from needlessly
>> occupying seats - a real push-over of an exam. I have no idea what any of
>> the v1.x or v2.x tests were like, but I have always been challenged by v3.x
>> and was likewise challenged by the v4.0 beta, which I doubt I passed (had to
>> rush through too much towards the end to give serious thought to a fairly
>> significant swath of the exam). I know when I am eligible to recertify in
>> early 2010 I will not take preparations lightly.
>>
>> I doubt we'll ever see the lab as a requirement for recert (way too
>> expensive for those of us who don't live near a lab location and just way
>> too disruptive to life in general), but I wouldn't be surprised to see more
>> config and troubleshooting by way of simulator (or even remote access) at
>> some point down the line. Or perhaps separate exams for lab qualification
>> and recertification. Who knows? Cisco has certainly shown that they don't
>> plan to just sit back on their laurels and let this thing sink into
>> irrelevance...
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 25, 2009, at 3:18 , Narbik Kocharians wrote:
>>
>> I guess i am a CCIE for another 2 years, that written test was pretty
>>> tough.
>>>
>>> I hope Cisco changes the rules from written to the actual lab for recert,
>>> i
>>> much rather take the lab than the written.
>>>
>>> I am a horrible written test taker......
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