""Kevin Wigle"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Congrats Chuck and to continue the theme, > > I have failed the exam enough to get my "money back guarantee" from Boson. > (in spades) > > However, today I passed it - which was good 'cause my cert was to expire on > 8 June 2003. Now I'm good for another 3 years. > > I too am off to the CCDP recert. I'm due at the end of June. > > I had so much trouble I guess because I don't have nearly as much hands on > as I used to. However, I question the usefulness of having > to know the syntax of commands for different platforms when in the real > world, a ? at the console will tell me that - no, don't use a hyphen. > > Hopefully people won't take Chuck's post as meaning that the exam isn't all > that hard. Good 'ol Chuck has been around the block a few times > on Cisco gear - eh Chuck? :-)
It was hard, although maybe not because of the detail. Maybe having geared up for the CCIE lab more than a couple of times maybe I'm finally getting to understand some of this stuff. I must confess, three years ago I was awarded my CCNP on the bases of passing three beta tests and the old ACRC exam by a total of 25 points. The ACRC was the toughest exam I ever took at that point, and in terms of sheer terror, I'll stack it up against the CCDP and today's recert. So yes, I feel good getting through this one. Like I've really earned my cert. It never hurts to read as much as you can - from Howard, to Cil's books, to the various posts on this newsgroup, always with an eye towards learning how things really work. Yep - a couple of years of pounding the keyboard configuring routers for the CCIE lab didn't hurt. Hands on is good, and I like the direction cert testing is going. I just wish the res was better on the test screen. > > The exam is hard. When I certified I didn't try to pass the foundation to > get there quicker, I took each individual exam. So I studied a focused > area and then took the exam. > > This exam is the Foundation plus CIT and CCNA. Like getting CCNP with one > exam. And back in my version 1 days, questions on BGP were just > knowing how to spell it. Lots of BGP possible on this one. I used CCIE > prep material to study as my old version 1 stuff was lacking. > > Everytime I took the exam I was surprised that I was still seeing new > questions. Not just a few new ones but lots. The pool must be large on this > one since it does > cover "everything". > > It has been suggested that a recert this difficult would perhaps strengthen > the cert and make you feel good to have it. Well...... I think > that there are problems with this exam. For me the only "amusing" parts > were that what freebies were there were really simple. Those freebies > should probably be deleted from the pool. > > But wait............ I needed those to pass! > > Guess I should be happy. > > Good luck to those who have to recert soon. Remember - your cert expires on > the day you got it, not the end of the month. Also Cisco has a 72 hour > waiting period between any exam. I took the exam (again) today as that > meant I could make one last ditch effort on Friday since mine would have > expired on Sunday > and there are no test centres here open on the weekend. > > Kevin Wigle > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "The Road Goes Ever On" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 5:19 PM > Subject: CCNP Recert Test Comments [7:70095] > > > > Interesting way to spend a couple of hours. After reading previous posts > on > > this topic, I entered the exam with a bit of trepidation. Never enough > time > > to study. I can't say as the feeling diminished as I took the test. 112 > > questions, 145 minutes ( including the time for the mandatory tutorial on > > how to do the sims ) > > > > How to put this without breaking NDA? > > > > What was that song the late great Bob Hope used to sing? Thanks for the > > memories! > > > > Yep, thanks, Cisco, for the walk down memory lane. A couple of years > > prepping for other things left me in a completely different mindset. It > was > > like revisiting my networking youth :-> > > > > For those who have taken the test, weren't some of the choices > interesting, > > if not amusing? > > > > For those who have not, the published blueprint is a start. Not enough, > but > > a start. Good thing I read through this newsgroup and collect networking > > trivia. It helped immensely. > > > > CCNP for three more years. > > > > Next up - CCDP recert. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=70112&t=70095 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
