Thanks to everyone for their feedback. After Michael's post, I guess I'm stuck with my 70... oh well. Time to study for the Lab. Also Michael: Can you post a URL to CCSI cert info? I can't find it on Cisco's website. Also, if you care to, can you elaborate on your own personal quest to teach this stuff? Nate ""Michael Bambic"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Well this should take a load off your mind, Cisco doesn't allow retakes > for better scores and now the Vue testing software puts that rule into > effect. We just got an Email from Vue at my place which is a Vue testing > center concerning that very thing. Everybody thought I caused it because > I took the CCNA again to get a better score to qualify for CCSI. I had > never seen a no retake policy from Cisco but there it was from Vue. > Luckily it was a Vue spam to every testing center and it wasn't me who > caused the problem... > :) > At least I got a 978 on the retake, got a 914 first time around in 6 > minutes... > > Mike Bambic > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Peter Slow > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 7:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Passed the CCIE written by accident-should I retake? > [7:9789] > > > 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=9926&t=9926 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
