Re: CCIE lab fee raised!

Regardless of the fact they have "Professional Centers", I think there is
some concerns about the standards they would held to, the cheating, and
overall value of the lab. Nobody wants a McDonalds happy meal CCIE. Also, is
Pearson going to provide a CCIE Proctor on-site? I cannot imagine the
frustration of having to speak with the Proctor via chat. Before anyone
tries to rationalize this, consider for a moment how much easier and
*faster* it can be to articulate a question in words rather than writing.

my 2cents.

-Yuri

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com>wrote:

> This subject keeps creepeing up once in a while...
>
> When Cisco talks about Pearson for CCIE, they talk about Pearson
> Professional Centers. Google them... They're not in a mall ;-)
>
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> On Aug 3, 2011, at 6:41, -Hammer- <bhmccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Guys, I gotta ask why some of you are irritated with the cost and T&E? I
> > for one am against local pearson testing.
> >
> > $1500 for a lab exam cert that in many places (not all) will guarantee a
> > six figure salary? DONE. I've taken the lab several times. They have
> > some of my companies money and at least once I paid for it myself. Will
> > I do it again? YES. Do I like paying $1500? NO. But will I again? YES.
> >
> > A couple of days off work and a flight and hotel at a testing center?
> > DONE. Would it be easier to go down to the mall and sit in a closet on
> > wheels that looks like one of those stupid photo booths? YES. Do I want
> > that? NO. Do I like to fly? NO. Will I do it again? YES.
> >
> > Most folks in the community still agree that the CCIE is one of the top
> > certs out there. Part of that effort is the process of getting it. YOU
> > HAVE TO WANT IT. If I could take off work the next three Fridays in a
> > row and go down to the mall and hammer away the basic odds say that
> > eventually I'll pass. I DON'T WANT THAT FOR ANYONE. EVER.
> >
> > It does scare me that business seems to be getting in the way of the
> > exam. I actually preferred the old two day exam that was hands on and
> > you had the proctor sit down with you afterwards and tell you what you
> > did right and wrong. For the money I feel you deserve a better
> > explanation. But those days are gone. Hopefully Cisco is making the
> > right decisions...
> >
> > -Hammer-
> >
> > "I was a normal American nerd"
> > -Jack Herer
> >
> >
> >
> > On 08/03/2011 05:56 AM, Narbik Kocharians wrote:
> >> Kenneth,
> >>
> >> You are so close. It stands for Cisco Certified BS Artist.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 1:29 AM, Kenneth Ratliff<lists_at_cluebat.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
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> >>> On Aug 3, 2011, at 4:28 AM, Martijn Minis wrote:
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> >>>> Other discussion aside, could you tell me what a CCBSA is? I could
> >>>> come up with something, but it does intrigue me what you meant :D
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> >>> Oh, I'm willing to bet that the BS portion of that probably stands for
> what
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