Re: Should I request a reread?

Agreed - if you feel that strongly then go for the reread and you won't be
charged when they confirm you have passed.
If it were me, I'd use it as a learning experience and go to the lab again.

After all, isn't the exam there to test everything - including how you react
under pressure and you ability to understand what is being asked?

Best of luck!

S

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 1:59 AM, Scott Morris <swm_at_emanon.com> wrote:

> The percentage who go from fail to pass is small, but it does happen.
> If you feel this strongly about it, and can word it in a nice,
> professional-sounding detailed case then I would think it worthwhile to
> request a re-read.
>
> The good news is that if you DO pass on the re-read, they do not charge
> you the extra fee! :)
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
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> On 8/30/11 8:22 PM, Josiah Chonko wrote:
> > I took the CCIE R&S in San Jose on Monday and walked out knowing that
> > I had passed. During the TS section I completed all tickets and
> > verified them 100% with 30 minutes to spare. I spent this 30 minutes
> > double, triple checking every part of every ticket, reviewing the
> > rules and restrictions to verify I did not violate anything. Come to
> > find out, I failed the troubleshooting section and passed the
> > configuration. I could not believe that I failed the troubleshooting
> > and it took me some time to figure out why I failed but I believe it
> > was because of misinformation from the proctor. I had asked the
> > proctor a question regarding one of the tickets which I believe he
> > gave me the wrong information on. Due to NDA I can not tell you what
> > the ticket was or what the misinformation he gave me was. It was
> > simple clarification question on what the end result of a question
> > should be. It had nothing to do with my technical knowledge but
> > interpretation of the question. Our conversation is below:
> >
> > Me: "Is the question asking me to do A or B?"
> > Proctor: "Can you make B happen?"
> > Me: "Yes"
> > Proctor: "Then do that"
> >
> > Looking back on that conversation and the ticket itself, I realized
> > that he gave me the wrong information. I was supposed to do it the
> > other way which is why I missed that question. If I had done it the
> > other way, I would have received credit for that ticket and therefore
> > would have passed the exam. He seemed to be a little unsure himself
> > about whether I should do it one way or another. If he had graded the
> > lab himself, I believe he would have gave me credit for it since he
> > told me to do it that way.
> >
> > So my question is: Should I request a reread or just reschedule for
> > another attempt? Has anyone done a reread and is this the type of
> > thing that would take a grade from FAIL to PASS? I noticed on the
> > page that when you request a reread, they provide you with a place for
> > comments where I could describe, in detail, this same scenario and
> > hope that they would talk to my proctor who could confirm our
> > conversation.
> >
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