I had a similar experience (with a 44) and also under-estimated the exam. I found, however, that I did use the correct study material, just not enough time spent on learning worthless information, which you need to do. I am not very good with memory learning and prefer something where logic is involved... Unfortunately I found that most of the CCIE written questions require at least some memory work, which is where I got stuck. I did not see too much TR, but lots of MPLS, BGP, Bridging, Multicasting and lots of questions from the web links.
Good luck with your second try. I don't think that many of us are getting through on the first try.... Or are we just stupid??? I used: Doyle 1 & 2 Caslow MPLS and VPN architectures Halabi - Internet routing architectures Boson tests 1 and 3 Cisco web I also referred to a few of my CCNP books, but not in great detail. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 04 February 2003 00:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Blown Away By The New CCIE Written [7:62396] Has anyone taken the new format of the written test? I just got my head handed to me. Needed a 58 to pass and got a 47. I definitely studied the wrong material. I thought the test would emphasize OSPF, BGP, WAN and the basic Routing Protocol interaction. Boy was I wrong. 75% of the test was Multicast, IPX, Token Ring and QoS. I studied QoS pretty well, but slacked a bit on Multicast and totally wrote off Token Ring or IPX. Ooops....$300 down the drain. Anyone else have a similiar experience? As far as what I used, I thought the "official CCIE R&S Exam Cert. Guide" would be enough. Uhh, that's a big NO! Bruno and clan don't even cover half of what was on this test. Anyone else recommend something different for next time? Should I just say No to all books and print out all the links on the Exam blueprint page? I think that's what I'm going to do this time, oh, that and concentrate on useless protocols. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=62428&t=62396 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
