Re: Can a normal person pass RS LAB ?

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 21:07, Oskar <xyz7412369_at_yahoo.ca> wrote:
> I am looking at this from the statistical point of view. So low passing rate does not look very passable for me. B I do not know any other degree or certification with so low passing rate. What then exactly all those who do not pass are doing wrong? There must be a identifiable reason for that. I do not think that all those who do not pass are not well prepared or did not study hard enough?

I don't think the passing rate is lower than traditional average. Yes,
it got a bit high last year and the year before that, but reason for
that was sheer volume of people trying. Right now we have the
situation that adverse economic situation, changed blueprint and FUD
by some people makes people not even want to try. When people don't
try, people don't pass.

At some point I heard from some people in Learning_at_Cisco that passing
rate is at around 10%, which they found acceptable. Given that Cisco
used to say that passing rate is at around 3%, it really isn't that
bad... the main problem is people not trying.

Just to illustrate lack of candidates, I remember when I passed my SP
back in 2007, test room was full. On my 1st R&S attempt, there were
only 2 of us. On 2nd, 4 and on my 3rd go only 3 candidates. I believe
there are around R&S 15 seats in Brussels. For me, that's the main
reason why people are not passing.

People are always scared of the change, yes. We had the same situation
with Voice and Security blueprints. Now when people are actually
studying hard and trying to pass, we have success stories posted every
week, with no exceptions! Just take a look:
http://www.ipexpert.com/Company/Success

So... study hard, prepare well, go and take those digits. You will NOT
pass by not trying.

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