Re: Pearson Lab Review

Unfortunately, I had one of my students attempt a Pearson center for their exam about two weeks ago now.

It was a disaster. Not "little bumps" as someone pointed out here. It was a pure disaster.

There was no access to any of the promised tools; DOC-CD, notepad, calculator, but the worst part was the fact that the four switches were not accessible. There was a flaw in the Graphical User Interface for their access.

While it was a shame to see Cisco beta test this on live candidates, it was nice to see them refund his money, extend his written expiration, and provide him with a free voucher for a retake. Perhaps the most stressful thing about it for him during the entire experience, was hearing the resident non-CCIE proctor repeat over and over again "it is by design" whenever he pointed out these fatal flaws. :-( The fact that he did not completely lose his cool is a testament to his strong psychology for passing.

Warmest Regards,

Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626
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On Apr 19, 2010, at 10:16 AM, Charles.Henson_at_regions.com wrote:

> Steve,
> Did you ever respond with an update? Some of us are very curious
> about your case you opened and getting your full (NON NDA VIOLATING)
> feedback. What's the rest of the story? Something good I hope. Silver
> lining maybe?
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> Charles Henson
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> From: Steve Rossen <steve.rossen_at_gmail.com>
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> To: Cisco certification <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
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> Date: 04/08/2010 05:17 PM
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> Subject: Pearson Lab Review
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> Its horrible. I expect everyone at my center to get a free retake, not
> sure about others. One guy left half way through because of so many
> issues. Be glad you did not sign up for it. I am going to hold back
> until I hear back about the case I opened. The test engine was slow
> and kept crashing. I had a 20" monitor but a resolution that looked
> 1024x768 (stretched because it was wide screen) so you could not view
> what you wanted to. Also tools/resources you are used to accessing you
> did not have access to. (That one is HUGE!!!!) I want to say more but
> not sure whats covered but the NDA. I already have opened a case, will
> update you after I hear more.
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> The good:
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> Security, that place is security, its nothing like VUE. Its also far
> more secure then RTP. They even looked in my pockets. You could not
> leave for lunch during the config section as it looked at first.
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> OEQ's are a non-issue. I don't want to say more here then if your
> prepared don't worry it. I mean it, if your ready your going to be
> 100% fine. No reason to get a waiver now. The promo to 360 students is
> now worthless.
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> Did I pass? No result yet but I was very very close so I might get a
> number soon. If I had access to all the promised tools I still would
> have passed even with all those issues.
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