Re: Should I request a reread?

To Scott's point, re-reads are few and far between.
 
At first, my answer was,
"No", take the exam again. Since your conversation was only verbal, it's
interpretation and arguementative.
 
As I read more, you do have a compelling
reason, but that's where emotion comes into play. If you've got the $250, by
all means.
However, without any documented conversation, all they can base
the re-read on is what you configured. They won't take into consideration the
proctors answer.
 
Keep on, keepin' on. You're that close and can only do
better next time, right?
 
Let us hear those digits when you get them.

 
Regards,
Jay McMickle- CCNP, CCSP, CCDP, MCSE
http://mycciepursuit.wordpress.com/

From: Shane K <shanekgs_at_gmail.com>
To:
Scott Morris <swm_at_emanon.com>
Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
Sent: Wednesday,
August 31, 2011 5:31 AM
Subject: 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!
>
>
>
>
> *Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service
Provider) #4713,
>
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CISSP, et al.
>
> CCSI #21903, JNCI-SP, JNCI-ER
>
> swm_at_emanon.com
>
>
>
Knowledge is power.
>
> Power corrupts.
>
> Study hard and be Eeeeviiiil......
>
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> > Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
> >
> >
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