Awesome read! Thanks for sharing. Regards, Jay McMickle- CCNP,CCSP,CCDP Sent from my iPhone http://mycciepursuit.wordpress.com
On Oct 18, 2011, at 5:56 PM, BNM <[email protected]> wrote: > I wish I could click "like' on your story mate! > Awesome > > 2011/10/16 'Segun Daini <[email protected]> > >> Congrats mate. >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Johan Bornman <[email protected]> >> To: Magnus Påhlsson <[email protected]> >> Cc: CCIE_RS OnlineStudyList <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 6:38 AM >> Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] CCIE #30914 - passed after a reread >> >> Well done! >> >> Regards >> >> Johan Bornman >> >> On 14 Oct 2011, at 19:05, Magnus Påhlsson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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? 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