Re: Retreat hell! I just got here!

Great reviews Nathan and Mike! I wish you guys goodluck for the next
attempt.

Did you guys think you would have passed if there were no OEQs?

Thanks!

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Michael Marvel <mmarvel37122_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> I was with Nathan at RTP yesterday and also took the v4 lab and I'd have to
> say that his critique is right on the mark. The only thing I would add,
> since this wasn't my first attempt, is that the amount of material in the
> configuration section is pretty close to what it was before the
> troubleshooting section was added, they just consolidated what used to be
> individual tasks into single tasks. For example, without giving any great
> detail, what used to be maybe 3 tasks in EGP is now a single task... same
> number of steps just not split up.
>
> A note on time management... In previous attempts, I would read through the
> entire lab, draw it out, try to understand what is coming up. I usually
> would have time to troubleshoot at the end of the time on the old exam.
> This plan will not work anymore, especially if you get tasks that you don't
> know how to implement off the top of your head and have to hit the DocCD.
> It almost seemed like they wrote the lab on the assumption that the
> troubleshooting section wouldn't take a full 2 hours.
>
> No comments on OEQ, they are what they are and, like Nathan, I also thought
> I had more right that Cisco did.
>
> Now, like Nathan, I start preparing for my next attempt.
>
> On a side note, I definately see how they could be positioning the new test
> as something that could be taken at any VUE center. My only problem is
> that
> I wouldn't want to sit in any of the VUE testing centers around here for 8
> hours. :)
>
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