Re: Can a normal person pass RS LAB ?

If only non-normal people can pass, then why didn't I pass the first 2
times?

Now, I have to take the v4.0

Crap

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Terry Vinson <consultant_at_tnclimited.com>wrote:

> I don't think in the history of the CCIE exam anyone "normal" has ever
> passed it.
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> Jeffrey Pazahanick wrote:
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>> 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:
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>>> On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 21:07, Oskar <xyz7412369_at_yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>>
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>>>> 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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