Thank you for sharing. Good luck with your next attempt.
On 06 Apr 2011, at 11:53, Michael Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Guys, > > I took the lab yesterday in Brussels. I passed the configuration section, > but failed the TS by one ticket as far as I can tell. When I walked out of > the exam, I felt that I had surely passed the configuration, but I felt that > I had only solved eight tickets in TS. > > In my score report I noticed that I have the option for a rescore, but > seeing that it was the TS section that I failed, Is it even worth it? > > I felt that a few factors contributed to me struggling with the tickets: > > 1) The keyboard was quite different from the standard US layout. Many > crucial keys including the pipe and double quote were either in different > locations, or not even labeled. The proctor was able to help me through > this, but I must have hit the \ key instead of enter fifty times in that > section alone. > > 2) Stress / Nerves - It was my first attempt at any CCIE lab. My thought > processes were in panic mode for probably the first ten minutes of the test. > It wasn't until the afternoon that I really felt comfortable in the lab. The > fact that I seemingly couldn't type some of the most basic commands (show > run | i ...) due to the strange location of the pipe only compounded this. > The problem wasn't that I couldn't find the key, but that I kept > instinctively reaching to the wrong position. > > With all of that in mind, I'm wondering if I should schedule my next attempt > right away, or if I should wait and study? > > My feeling is that I should probably brush up on my troubleshooting methods > based on what I saw in the exam, but I feel like I should be able to do that > within the month that I have to wait. > > A few final notes: The DOC-CD was incredibly fast in my lab. I didn't > attempt to open any PDFs, but I felt that surfing it was just like when I > was home. I didn't refer to it once, but at the start of the configuration > section I opened up a few pages for later reference. I would suggest > that candidates learn the hot-keys to open links in new tabs and windows in > IE. The task bar can get cluttered, so being able to open a tab saved me > space. > > I can't recall the proctors name at the moment, but I would say he was > incredibly nice. I asked him several questions during the config section, > and he did his best to answer them when possible. I would say that the > advice to explain the technology help me, because I found he was much more > willing to discuss the task when he felt I was only attempting to clarify > the wording. In fact, he had to check the answer key for one section, > because there was a task that was clearly contradictory. > > In any case, any feedback would be appreciated! > > Mike > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com
