RE: Failed first attempt

Don't despair, I took the exam four times before finally passing...

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Leigh Finch
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 4:51 PM
To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
Subject: Failed first attempt

Hi Everyone,
I failed my first attempt in Sydney just under 2 weeks ago. I got about 60%
in troubleshooting, and about 70% in the config section.

I think If I had felt better about the troubleshooting section I would have
tried harder in the config section. I found it really hard to put in 100%
after knowing I'd already failed the exam.

I went up to Sydney a few days before, but left my cpap equipment at home.
Great a few days of bad sleep... I'm not using that as an excuse for
failing, but it didn't help.

The troubleshooting section was pretty fair.

Things that tripped me up/slowed me down:

* I spent too long on a particular question (without realizing it), and ran
short of time to complete the last question, clearly in the process I rushed
another question or two and missed a point.

* Forgetting about the devices that maybe weren't on the diagram I was
looking at.

* Not realizing there were more diagrams until 20 mins in.

* Not being familiar enough with the environment

* Not being alert enough

* Fearing the exam

The config section was fairly easy, I just found it hard to give it my all.
I finished the config section with 40 mins to spare (and went over it again
until time up), but feel I could have finished much quicker.

I've booked in for a second attempt early December.

Cheers
Leigh

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Received on Sat Nov 12 2011 - 16:26:21 ART