Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the online format of the exam documentation is another "psychological" element Cisco added to increase the difficulty of the overall test.
I took the test in Tokyo on August 31st. I studied, on average, 8 - 10 hours a day for three months for the exam. I walked out of there thinking I crushed it. I felt very prepared and very confident with my effort when I left. Unfortunately, the proctor who graded my lab didn't feel the same way and failed me. It felt like somebody punched me in the stomach when I saw my score report. My score was very close to passing and I requested a reread because I didn't agree with a few of my grades. Without violating the NDA, I had some relatively basic sections within the exam that I verified several times, including after reboots, but scored very low on. My reread is still pending... I assume everyone and their mother who took the version 3.0 lab towards the end requested a reread as a "last ditch effort." I guess I will just have to wait for the results, but continue to move forward with the version 4.0 stuff... If anyone is curious about taking the exam overseas, the proctors will only speak English, so English speakers have nothing to worry about. At no point did they speak Japanese to any candidate. The proctor, although Japanese, was completely fluent in English and there we no language barriers (for me). I was the only native English speaker in the room. I kind of felt bad for some of the candidates there because they didn't understand basic English instructions such as, "The bathroom is over here," but were expected to take a test written in very sophisticated English. I pinged the proctor quite a bit for clarification on numerous tasks. As many people have written before, if you ask the proctor very specific questions regarding a task and you demonstrate that you know what you are talking about, they are very helpful. I asked questions such as, "If the question means THIS, then I will do this. If the question is actually asking THIS, then I will configure my lab this way. I need clarification as to what the question is asking in order to proceed." Anyway, back to studying for V4!!! -Erik On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Joe Astorino <[email protected]>wrote: > P.S. > > Everybody hears these horror stories. I know it is hard, but you can't let > it phase you. All that will matter on Wednesday is how well YOU have > prepared. Often, I feel people's negative reviews are more biased towards > their own unpreparedness. > > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Joe Astorino <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Michael, >> >> Best of luck to you on your lab man! Let us know how it goes. We are all >> pulling for you here on OSL and at IPexpert! Let me know if you need >> anything going into the final days... >> >> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Michael Lipsey >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Not very encouraging, reading this and Wendell’s review of the beta >>> exam really brings me down a bit. >>> >>> >>> >>> I don’t like the idea of the online format – I prefer the printed book. >>> >>> >>> >>> My question right now is, how do I go to the proctor with a question if >>> the book is online? Does he have to come to me now? Just something I’ve been >>> thinking about. >>> >>> >>> >>> We’ll see how it goes – As Nick mentioned - My attempt is on Wednesday >>> next week and I’ll post my thoughts soon after. >>> >>> >>> >>> I hope I pass… >>> >>> >>> >>> -Mike >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please >>> visit www.ipexpert.com >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Joe Astorino CCIE #24347 (R&S) >> Sr. Technical Instructor - IPexpert >> Mailto: [email protected] >> Telephone: +1.810.326.1444 >> Live Assistance, Please visit: www.ipexpert.com/chat >> eFax: +1.810.454.0130 >> >> IPexpert is a premier provider of Classroom and Self-Study Cisco CCNA >> (R&S, Voice & Security), CCNP, CCVP, CCSP and CCIE (R&S, Voice, Security & >> Service Provider) Certification Training with locations throughout the >> United States, Europe and Australia. Be sure to check out our online >> communities at www.ipexpert.com/communities and our public website at >> www.ipexpert.com >> >> >> > > > -- > Regards, > > Joe Astorino CCIE #24347 (R&S) > Sr. Technical Instructor - IPexpert > Mailto: [email protected] > Telephone: +1.810.326.1444 > Live Assistance, Please visit: www.ipexpert.com/chat > eFax: +1.810.454.0130 > > IPexpert is a premier provider of Classroom and Self-Study Cisco CCNA (R&S, > Voice & Security), CCNP, CCVP, CCSP and CCIE (R&S, Voice, Security & Service > Provider) Certification Training with locations throughout the United > States, Europe and Australia. Be sure to check out our online communities at > www.ipexpert.com/communities and our public website at www.ipexpert.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > >
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