My honest reccomendation would be to study for it like you were going to take it again, and then not. study till you know you would ace it. (of course if you went and took it then, youd prolly only get a 90, but thats okay.) ...and then don't take it 'cause it costs 300 to take, and you've already passed it. Peter Slow, CCNP Voice Specialist Network Engineer Planetary Networks 535 West 34th. Street New York, New York 10001 Cell: +1(516) 782.1535 Desk: +1(646) 792.2395 Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 2:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Passed the CCIE written by accident-should I retake? [7:9743] you have 18 months now to take yer first whiff at it, is that not enuff time?? Bri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nate Vanderschaaf" To: Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 9:48 PM Subject: Passed the CCIE written by accident-should I retake? [7:9733] > Since I realized I would never feel ready for the CCIE, I figured the best > way to prepare for the CCIE written was to take it once, try to get a feel > for the subject material, topics and format, then go home, study anything > that was a total surprise, and take it again. ($300 for the test, instead > of $3000 for a class). Trouble is, I passed the test-- barely. I got a 70%, > the absolute minimum passing score. > > I realize the lab is challenging, and since it's at least 6 months out for > me (full schedule in NC and CA), I'm trying to figure out if there's a good > reason to retake the written. I did notice that you need to submit your > score when logging in to the Lab scheduling system. > > > BTW, I thought the CCIE written was too easy and too difficult at the same > time. I really don't see the need to have memorized tons of TokenRing > bridging techniques in today's Ethernet world, but concurrently, I would > have liked to be more challenged with OSPF and BGP questions, things that > are critical to today's Internet world. I wonder how many people on this > newsgroup realize that ARIN has allowed backbone carriers to only advertise > /20 bits to BGP peers and how this threatens the integrity of the 'net? > (Also hats off to uu.net for continuing on with /24! Damn you sprint!) > > > Congratulations to anyone who has worked hard to learn internetworking. > Certified or not. > > Nate Vanderschaaf Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=9789&t=9789 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
