Re: Failed first attempt

In my opinion, there is absolutely no reason that several mock labs should
not be part of your overall attack plan. I would recommend you take at
least 3, and even take them from multiple vendors to force yourself to be
uncomfortable. I'm not sure if they are still around, but when I was
studying I took the official Cisco ASET mock labs too, and they were a
great help.

At one point I heard they were being discontinued, but I'm really not
sure.

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 3:58 PM, George J. Sanchez <marco207p_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Good point... I never thought of taking the moc lab from cisco until after
> I failed the first attempt.
>
> Regards,
> Joe Sanchez
>
> On Nov 15, 2011, at 2:01 PM, john matijevic <john.matijevic_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello Team,
> >
> > I am currently preparing for my first attempt as well, although I passed
> > the lab exam years ago.
> > My Question instead of spending 2k for the exam for your first attempt,
> why
> > not take a mock lab from one of the lab vendors, I think Cisco may also
> > have a mock lab as well, that way you can realistically see if you are
> > ready, rather than spend 2k, unless your at the 18 month period and you
> > have to take exam.
> > Just curious as to those that passed lab exam recently, if folks on here
> > have used the mock lab, I know I did when I passed years ago, and its a
> > good measuring tool.
> >
> > Regards,
> > John
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Tannie Philly <tanniephilly_at_gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Narbik ALL correct sir!
> >>
> >> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk_at_gmail.com
> >>> wrote:
> >>
> >>> If everyone passed on their first attempt, no one would pay $1500 for
> >> this
> >>> test. It is a tough test and i honestly believe that passing on the
> first
> >>> go is kinda lucky, because you can easily interpret some of the
> questions
> >>> differently.
> >>>
> >>> The good thing is that you have decided to be certified and like Roy
> >> said,
> >>> congratulations because it's just matter of time. God forbid you may
> fail
> >>> again and again, but if you want this certification bad enough, you
> will
> >>> NOT give up. If everyone gave up because they failed on their first or
> >>> second attempt, the number would have been a 4 digit number, under.
> >>>
> >>> Keep going man, what is wrong with you?
> >>>
> >>> But i agree with you when you fail the TS section, you say to yourself
> >> what
> >>> the heck am i fighting to score better in the config section, you kinda
> >> let
> >>> go, but this time, if God forbid you fail the TS section again, don't
> >> give
> >>> up on the config section, learn from it and see what you can score.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Good luck mate.
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 4:30 AM, Joseph Munyongi <
> joseph_at_tech-xpress.net
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> read more...lab more...focus more...and good luck
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Joseph - Namibia
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>
> >>>> From: "Roy Waterman" <roy.waterman_at_gmail.com>
> >>>> To: "Leigh Finch" <leigh_at_leighfinch.net>
> >>>> Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> >>>> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 12:18:15 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: Failed first attempt
> >>>>
> >>>> Leigh, congratulations! You are that much closer to passing.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards
> >>>> Roy
> >>>>
> >>>> On 12 November 2011 00:50, Leigh Finch <leigh_at_leighfinch.net> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> 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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