Re: Can a normal person pass RS LAB ?

I'm with Marko on the fact the number of people attempting the lab is
way down. When I took it in San Jose in March, there were 4 R/S
candidates. The room looked like it could hold 20 people. The
proctor even asked me at lunch why I thought the number of people
attempting the R/S was down; proof that it is.
And of the 4 of us, I know 2 of us passed.. So maybe the rate is 50% :)
Study hard, know the blueprint inside and outside.. Practice each
technology individually and then practice them all together to see how
they interact. Attempt the lab; if you fail, attempt it again in 30
days. Keep after it. As Narbik says, once you know the blueprint
inside and out, it's pretty easy..

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
> 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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