"Cisco Nuts" wrote, >Very well said!! > >As I ALWAYS tell my students: > >You can go to any school (including Harvard) and you can be assured that >you WILL pass the exams with a A, B, C or a D grade if you study the >material.
At the undergraduate level. The graduate level requires you demonstrate the ability to do innovative research. The CCIE, in its stated philosophy of not corresponding to best common practice, in the possibility that you lose points for including useful commands, and the logistics of its scoring push toward a particular school solution. > >The CCIE Lab - NO way man!! You can study and study and study ALL the >materials and you will either pass or FAIL!!!!!!!!!!! It's a one shot!! > >NO way around this. NO grades here. > >So which one is more difficult?? Take a guess!! Big difference between BS and MS/PhD. BS, I might agree could be easier than CCIE. Still, they teach and evaluate different skill sets. I'm not sure I'm articulating this well, but there's an underlying analogy that says that a Super Bowl ring shows you've passed exams more difficult than CCIE. Now, if you had an elite CCIE that required you to configure while staying in the pocket and relying on your blockers... But elite NFL coaches may not have been distinguished players -- the majority were not. A CCIE certainly can configure and troubleshoot a router---but can he or she design one that has competitive functionality? Don't get me wrong -- I know some very good physicians whose hands I'd put my life into -- even though I know their knowledge of the underlying physiology may not be very great. Instinct and dexterity ARE requirements for surgeons. BTW, I do consider this a fundamentally silly discussion, but I think it's somewhat relevant for newbies to know that neither the cert nor the degree is the ultimate answer. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=60524&t=59481 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
