From: syv (syv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Aug 08 2002 - 01:34:46 GMT-3
On Wednesday, August 07, 2002, Michael Snyder wrote:
MS> Just wanted to point out that there are reasons that number is so high.
With the 1 day exam, Cisco has tripled the number of people
taking the exam, and they still are building more seats at
the RTP.
As far as I know, the failure rate is still similar to the 2
day exam, 80% +.
MS> Many people started studying early in the year 2001. Many people from
MS> that group have taken the lab more than once since 2001. Yes, our
MS> studying material has gotten better, from the sheer number of people
MS> working together at this goal. Think of NASA with 10s of thousands of
MS> people working together for a common goal.
MS> The more troublesome protocols like appletalk, atm lane, and vines were
MS> removed from the test last year, allowing us to use a more narrow focus
MS> on what was left.
MS> Groupstudy has allowed us to match wits with the lab and win. I mean
MS> this in the sense of a study group of 3000 people working together.
MS> But about the comments of cheating and nda problems. I believe it is
MS> human nature to have some degree of this, but its not the reason the
MS> pass rate is so high.
MS> I think the main reason is the competence of our members, the number of
MS> online study labs, the number of home labs. In short we have people who
MS> could design a new lab exam every morning before 7 am and give the real
MS> proctors a run for there money. We dont need cheating to pass, we got
MS> the real thing with the real equipment sitting in our living rooms.
MS> In other words, we have met the enemy and beat them. Thats why the
MS> pass rate is 200 a month.
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