As a man of God, we must understand that it was His plan and not yours. Stop looking for the silver lining- it's faith based and only you can control your attitude about it. Was it a bad situation? Yes. But, this too will pass. Rock on and stay strong! Good luck!
Regards, Jay McMickle- CCNP,CCSP,CCDP Sent from my iPhone http://mycciepursuit.wordpress.com On Oct 22, 2011, at 10:22 AM, "David Hafke" <[email protected]> wrote: > You hit the nail on the head. Any way you slice it, I'm wasting a trip > to RTP (and all associated expenses and inconveniences). Either I am > currently at a CCIE-level and now I have to demonstrate this a second > time, or I'm not and I have to make a second trip down there in a couple > of weeks to finally find out that I need to study harder and retry again > in a few months. > > The more I think about it, I just can't see how this can work out in my > favor. Does anyone think that it's likely someone would fail one week > and turn around and pass a couple of weeks later? I suppose I may be > less nervous next time ... my fingers weren't cooperating very much the > other day and my typing speed/accuracy suffered. > > I do believe that cream rises to the top and I will overcome this (more > determined than ever now), but I expect more from Cisco and hope they > are willing to be more accommodating than their initial correspondence > indicated. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Hartman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:53 AM > To: David Hafke; 'Imran Ali'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Lost exam results > > I wouldn't fall into the silver-lining perspective either, unless I got > my > tail kicked. Sure, he got to preview it, but it wasn't graded so there's > no > associated feedback. Maybe he *did* get his tail kicked and needs to > serious > brush up on a few areas that he is unaware of. > > Is there really such a thing as a free retake? Speaking as someone that > lives in the mid-west, I'm into it for at least $600 per attempt for > food, > travel, and lodging, and then the cost of two days of vacation to travel > and > take the exam. This is not counting the exam fee. > > Personally, I'd hit Cisco up for some kind of travel voucher, as well. I > don't know if there is such a thing or not, but it's worth asking > (fighting) > for. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Hafke > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 8:53 AM > To: Imran Ali > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Lost exam results > > I appreciate everyone trying to keep me in a positive mind set ... > believe me, I'm not giving up. But, what I really want to know is if a > free retake is the best I can expect to get from Cisco, because it's not > nearly enough. If I attempt to go back soon, the airline tickets will > cost A LOT more. > > > > Is there precedent for this sort of thing? > > > > PS: I just that someone else who took the exam that day had the same > problem, so I guess it happened to all of us. > > > > > > From: Imran Ali [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 8:04 AM > To: David Hafke > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Lost exam results > > > > since you are not sure on TS section ....why dont you take it positive > . > > > > similar thing happened to my friend in dubai....the rack reloaded > suddenly ... > > > > if you are a champ ....nothing should demotivate you...besides a free > retake is also available . > > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 2:51 AM, David Hafke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello there, I sat for my lab yesterday in RTP and walked out thinking I > actually passed. I knew it would be close on the TS, but I was > reasonably confident that I had it ... confident enough that I knew I'd > go for a re-grade if the results came back negative. > > Then the hours ticked by and I heard nothing, finally at 3:30pm this > afternoon, a full 24 hours after I left the lab, I got an email. Not > stating that my results were in, but rather that "due to a system > malfunction, we were unable to save your configurations." And they will > do their best to accommodate me on a re-take date. They didn't even > state that the re-take would be free, though I imagine that's implied. > But, even still, the cost of the exam is but a drop in the bucket > compared to all the inconvenience this will cause. > > And why does it take 24 hours to tell me that they screwed up? I sat on > pins and needles waiting for the results. I really feel like I've been > treated like dirt here. > > Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? 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