Congrats!!! and thank you for sharing your thoughts... On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 6:42 AM, Cody Cook <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks everyone. I think that it was the little things that helped me > get through it this time. My first attempt was at RTP in November > just before Thanksgiving. I passed the config but failed the > troubleshooting section. I figured out by the percentages that I > missed passing by one question. Most of my studying was done using > all of the IP Expert material and some of the Cisco 360 labs. My > thinking was that I would get broader feel of lab questions from > different providers, each with their own perspective on questions. I > definitely think that it helped in that I passed the config section on > both of my attempts. > > One of the biggest mistakes that I made during my first attempt was > that I had been practicing with Secure CRT and I would print out the > labs and work from them. I think that I had some time management > issues because of this. After I failed the first attempt, I moved to > using strictly Putty for connectivity. I also tried to make the > feeling as close to the real lab as possible when I was practicing. I > would only use one display and would have the labs only in electronic > format. I would also open notepad, calculator and the doc page before > I started the exams. Same with diagrams. I only used scratch paper. > I also timed myself more rigidly to try to simulate the timing > constraints for the lab. > > How did this translate to my second attempt? Well enough to pass J I > will say that during the test though, I experienced a much different > feeling. While taking the troubleshooting section, I did feel some > stress. Of my trouble tickets, I raced through all but two of them > with plenty of time to spare. Of the two that I had issues with, one > of them I had no idea at the time how to accomplish what the ticket > asked for given the constraints. Even now that I have had time to > contemplate it and research it, I am not sure exactly what they were > looking for. The other one that I had an issue with, I was unsure > that I had correctly completed it when the troubleshooting section > ended. Based on the point values of these questions, I thought that > it would be very close thing to pass this section. > > For the configuration section, I was well prepared for it. I think > that my changes in how I prepared helped out tremendously here. I did > not feel rushed at all. > > Before I received my score report yesterday, I had been strategizing > how to go about being better prepared for the troubleshooting section, > since that is where I have had most of my difficulties with the exam. > All of the problems that I have seen aren’t difficult and if you ran > into them in your normal day to day job (without the 2 hour time > crunch), if you are well prepared you can solve them. Cisco does have > a couple of its timed ASET labs created for troubleshooting and I > thought that they worked well. I like the troubleshooting sections of > Volume 3 as well. The time constraints did not feel as telling as the > real lab, and I am not sure how to simulate that. My plan was to dig > up as many troubleshooting scenarios as I could and start drilling > like crazy with time constraints. Fortunately I don’t have to worry > about that now! > > Patrick—have you received your results yet? Were you taking the route > switch track? Just so I can put a name with a face, where did you > sit? Of the four of us taking route switch, I was in the front left > pod. I wish you luck! > > > Cody > > On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 2:41 AM, Nicolas MICHEL <[email protected]> > wrote: > > BIG BIG BIG Congrats man !!! > > Please share your feedback about this ! :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2011/1/25 Cody Cook <[email protected]> > >> > >> I took the R/S lab in San Jose on Friday as well. Based on what the > >> proctor said at lunch, I had thought that the labs wouldn't get graded > >> until midnight on Sunday, I was surprised that I didn't have a score > >> report this morning. I was looking up the scoring policies and I > >> finally received my results around mid morning (around 9:30 CST). > >> Thankfully in my case, the result was a pass! CCIE# 28022. Since we > >> took the exam on the same day at the same location, I would think that > >> you should have your results soon. Good luck! > >> > >> Cody > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Matt Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Damn... > >> > > >> > I hope you haven't ran out of beer in the meantime then! > >> > > >> > Cheers, > >> > Matt > >> > > >> > CCIE #22386 > >> > CCSI #31207 > >> > > >> > On 25 January 2011 08:22, Patrick Song <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Not yet, If i still dont see the result tomorrow i will open a ticket > >> >> with > >> >> cisco > >> >> > >> >> thank you for asking > >> >> > >> >> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Thomas McLean > >> >> <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> so, did you get your results man? > >> >>> > >> >>> On 23 January 2011 22:41, Patrick Song <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Thank you all for the response. Since this my first attempt, I just > >> >>>> worried that I didn't screw myself. It was because I left 10 mins > >> >>>> early to catch the flight by write memory on all routers and click > >> >>>> end session on the bar. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On 1/23/11, Matt Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>> > Either way just drink truckloads of beer because there isnt much > >> >>>> > else > >> >>>> > you > >> >>>> > can do while you are waiting. > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > Cheers, > >> >>>> > Matt > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > CCIE #22386 > >> >>>> > CCSI #31207 > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > On 24 January 2011 07:59, tzyybiau <[email protected]> > >> >>>> > wrote: > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> >> Hi Bro, > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> You might need to wait until Monday. My friend did attempt his > >> >>>> >> exam on > >> >>>> >> Friday and the result will out on next Monday, it seems like > >> >>>> >> nobody > >> >>>> >> work > >> >>>> >> in > >> >>>> >> weekend. > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> Thank You, > >> >>>> >> Regards, > >> >>>> >> Tee > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >>>> >> From: [email protected] > >> >>>> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Patrick > >> >>>> >> Song > >> >>>> >> Sent: Monday, 24 January, 2011 2:01 AM > >> >>>> >> To: [email protected] > >> >>>> >> Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] how long you wait for the lab result > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> Hi All > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> I just wanted to know how long you wait for the lab result. I > took > >> >>>> >> the > >> >>>> >> exam > >> >>>> >> in San Jose on Friday this week. however, I have not heard > >> >>>> >> anything > >> >>>> >> back > >> >>>> >> from CISCO about my exam. > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> I was told you should see the result few hours later after your > >> >>>> >> exam, > >> >>>> >> is > >> >>>> >> this true? > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> -- > >> >>>> >> Thank you > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> Patrick Song > >> >>>> >> Thinking globally, Networking locally > >> >>>> >> CCVP, CCNP, M.Eng in Telecommunications > >> >>>> >> Cell:1-647-868-2950 > >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >>>> >> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab > training, > >> >>>> >> please > >> >>>> >> visit www.ipexpert.com > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >>>> >> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab > training, > >> >>>> >> please > >> >>>> >> visit www.ipexpert.com > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > >> >>>> -- > >> >>>> Sent from my mobile device > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Thank you > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Patrick Song > >> >>>> Thinking globally, Networking locally > >> >>>> CCVP, CCNP, M.Eng in Telecommunications > >> >>>> Cell:1-647-868-2950 > >> >>>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>>> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > >> >>>> please > >> >>>> visit www.ipexpert.com > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> -- > >> >>> Cheers, > >> >>> > >> >>> Thomas. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Thank you > >> >> > >> >> Patrick Song > >> >> Thinking globally, Networking locally > >> >> CCVP, CCNP, M.Eng in Telecommunications > >> >> Cell:1-647-868-2950 > >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > >> > please visit www.ipexpert.com > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > please > >> visit www.ipexpert.com > > > > > > > > -- > > Nicolas MICHEL > > Ingenieur Réseaux et Securité (CCNA/CCNP) > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com
