Congrats and well deserved
2011/10/14 Magnus Påhlsson <[email protected]> > That is a very good note to ones self. But also, remember that this might > not have been the actual issue. The gradings scripts *can* be faulty! When > in doubt, ask for a reread even if you know that debug wasn't the issue! > > //M > > > On Oct 14, 2011, at 10:05 PM, marc abel wrote: > > > Congratulations! > > > > and note to self > > > > undebug all > > > > -Marc > > > > 2011/10/14 Magnus Påhlsson <[email protected]>: > >> I haven't been that active on this list so I wasn't planning on posting > anything when (there are no if's, only when's) I passed my CCIE. Considering > the circumstances (reread) I decided to post anyway. More (but not alot) > info about my two attempts can be found over at > http://ccie-quest.driftverket.se > >> > >> After my second attempt I went into a post-exam depression. I just > couldn't for the life of me understand what went wrong. I went through > everything in my head and apart from that one question that I probably > failed but COULD have gotten correct I couldn't see what went wrong. > >> > >> I started to consider a reread. I was a bit scared considering the very > low chance of actually getting the results changed. I googled after the > experience of others and yes, I did find a few who actually passed. I also > found a lot of posts that claims that 0.3% of all rereads ends with a > changed grade. I couldn't make up my mind. > >> > >> I went back to analyzing what I might have done wrong. That was when it > hit me. During one of the bootcamps one of the other students lost > >> something like 40 points without understanding why. After some digging > and troubleshooting the instructor figured that maybe it was because the > student had forgotten to disable debug. They reloaded the configs, made sure > debug was disabled and then regraded and WHOOP, there were the points! I > searched my memory and there it was. I had forgotten to disable debug on at > least 2-3 devices who were involved in two different tickets. Could those be > the two tickets I missed? Could it be that debug output messed with the > automatic grading scripts? If that broke the training lab in one of the > Cisco 360 bootcamps, perhaps the same could happen in the lab itself? > >> > >> But still the horrible stats held me back. 0.3%! But then, on the 10th > day after my second attempt I thought to myself, "to hell with it, it's only > 300 dollars and I've (read: work) spent a LOT more than that. I'll give it a > try". I applied for a re-read on September 29th. > >> > >> Since then I've been logging into the portal and checked at least 5 > times every day. Nothing happened until 2 days ago. 2 days ago the "FAIL" > mark and the score report link disappeared. They weren't replaced by > anything, just blank fields. I started to freak out and tried to find > something online that could tell me what that might mean. The only thing I > found was a forum thread where someone had seen the exact same thing. After > a while he had gotten his exam changed to a PASS. Someone else posted in > that same thread and said that he hadn't seen anything like that but he also > said that he didn't get his score changed. > >> > >> So now I'm starting to feel really hopeful (ask my nerdy-cisco-coworkers > ;) ). I only found one single site that described the exact same thing but > it sure was enough to get me going. I was hoping that the site would be > updated the next day but NOTHING happened! So now the "fear" creeps back in. > I'm beginning to think that it doesn't mean anything. It will end with a > confirmation of the fail. It's been a month (kinda) since the attempt and I > haven't studied anything. I'm preparing for the inevitable decision: I'm > giving up. I can't do it again. At least not now. Maybe if I wait six > months... > >> > >> But then I wake up today to find this in my inbox: > >> > >> ---- > >> Dear Magnus Pahlsson , > >> > >> Regarding the re-read request of your CCIE Lab exam was taken September > 19 2011 > >> > >> We are glad to inform you that your re-read request has been completed > and uploaded to your CCIE CCO Account. > >> > >> The CCIE lab exam re-read result status has been changed from FAIL TO > PASS. We are processing your re-read exam fee waiver. > >> > >> Congratulations!!!! > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Mahesh.K > >> > >> CCIE Program > >> ----- > >> > >> They don't say anything about my new result. I haven't even gotten a new > percentage so I don't know how much the manual grading changed my score. But > to be honest I don't care. > >> > >> I'm a single parent with 2 kids. I work full time. I've been studying > nights. I've had pretty close to no social life for the last two years. > >> > >> Today I am CCIE #30914 and damn, it feels good. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > please visit www.ipexpert.com > >> > >> Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > www.PlatinumPlacement.com > >> > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > www.PlatinumPlacement.com > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out www.PlatinumPlacement.com
