I too am only 17 years old and like Priscilla I think this is a
controversial topic. However, I have a very strong opinion, therefore am
going to express it. :-) I currently work for an local ISP and have quite a
bit of Cisco experience along with very much UNIX (BSDi, Linux, HP-UX,
Solaris), HTML, JavaScript, ASP, PERL, etc etc. However, I make
significantly less that a new guy that was hired to work along with me. I am
just as qualified, if not more. Of course, there are other issues to
consider; I am part-time and he is full time, I know that makes a
difference, that part I understand. But, I feel that a large portion of it
has to do with my age, not based on my ability to perform my job.
On a Cisco related note, I am going to schedule my CCDA exam within the next
month, along with my CCNA. I am very confident that I will do good on my
CCNA, and have been studying CCDA material and getting some real-life
experience in my job.
The message I am trying to point out is that just because we may be young
doesn't mean that we should not be taken seriously. Also, I know that my age
also offends some people who have been in the field a long time. I can't
really speak from expeirence here, but I know that more women have choosen
careers in the Technology field in the past 10 years. Just as their
co-workers have come to accept it more, they are going to have to accept
that us young adults can be capable of doing the same job.
-Russ
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I'm going to say something Very controversial here, which is that I think
it's a good sign that a 17-year old had a hard time with the CCDA test. It
validates the test a bit. Design requires experience. Can someone who has
just learned to drive, design a car? Can someone who has just started
learning networking, design a network?
Remember that I teach (part-time) at the high school level and I love the
energy, quick thinking, and creativity of that age group. I strongly
believe that the inventions that they will develop will be even more
amazing than the ones our generation came up with. So I do not make this
comment out of prejudice.
Aaron, it sounds like you know which areas you need to study a bit more in
order to pass the test, so I'm sure you'll do well next time. Good luck!
Priscilla
At 09:02 AM 4/24/01, you wrote:
>Hey guys, this is Aaron again. I failed my CCDA by 37 points. I made a
718
>and i needed a 755 to pass.... Bah, out 100$.. I did rescedule it for a
>couple of weeks from now, and now that i know what sections i'm weak in, i
>think i might be able to make this up. My worst section was WAN
>Technologies with a 40%. My best was Network Management with a 100%. So i
>guess i had quite a range of scores. Anyways, back to the books and sample
>tests for me. Thanks guys.
>
>~Aaron Vose
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