when i am done with  my first attempt.. i will post a better reply to this
thread ;).. so matter dont consider it closed.. haaa


joel.

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Darren T. Manners <[email protected]>wrote:

> If it was only that easy.....It really depends on the day...And im not
> saying to pass it you have to be lucky...but to pass it you really do
> have to immerse yourself in it and have things go your way that
> morning....I felt like a cisco borg after my security ie..slowly I got
> back to my life....Im on my second attempt for voice, and of course the
> content has changed...but I look at it like now were learning the latest
> and greatest stuff....much more interesting...I think you really have to
> enjoy the journey...the exam is just a milestone in it. My wife was so
> happy that im doing my second ie....I also find it strange that my two
> daughters aren't interested in call manager express and prefer to watch
> twilight or Hannah Montana...but then that's just me....my problem was
> just timing on the second...i scored high (really high 80-100% on the
> sections I did....but then I ran out of time...
> You can know it inside out....but you have to know it with speed...
> That's just my two pennies worth
>
> Darren
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel Jose
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 7:19 AM
> To: James Key; [email protected]; Cliff McGlamry;
> [email protected]
> Subject: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] first pass, multiple attempts,the eternal
> optimist... what is the differentiator?
>
>
> 1) most people who get multiple attempts.. needed that despite being
> thorough with the "leading" materials
>
> 2) most people who pass within reasonable attempts always knew most of
> the stuff all along
>
> 3) people who pass the first time are just damn lucky.. and also all the
> above.
>
> 4)people who take multple attempts.. needed that because of some flaw in
> thier exam taking strategy
>
> 5)eternal optimist..?? i have no clue.. but yeah.. someone who has a lot
> of spare money..or is a FTE of cisco(3 free attempts.. and then the game
> begins.. ;) )
>
>
> i may be so off the senses here.. but i am sure u wil exuse me.. the
> junior ccie in the making ;)
>
>
> please contribute your feeds to make this a little more
> sensible(digestible)..
>
>
> The main reason i opted for the jouney is for getting a level playing
> ground to display and be appreciated/evaluated for my skills.. college
> doesnt do things the fair way always(i have a BS degree in CS).. but.. i
> like the concept of ccie... and its better than the gmat/gre style that
> doesnt test me on what i like... or even what i vaguely like...
>
>
> --
> "it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your
> years." Abraham Lincoln
>
>
> 20/4/2009
> Darren T. Manners
> [email protected]
> http://www.mecc.edu
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