From: lrlab (lrlab@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Aug 08 2002 - 10:34:08 GMT-3
I agree with a few exceptions. I think as a group we are developing better
sutdy practices but I also think that there is some cheating going on. Just
watch the numbers. When the pass rate gets to around 100 per week the
questions on the group are all answered for the most part and people are
just tweeking the answers. Then out of the clear blue sky a new batch of
questions start poping up, at that same time the pass number drops to 40 -50
per week. look at the last time that happned (july 27/28). It seems to be
a trend.
Just my 2 cents
mb
----- Original Message -----
From: "syv" <syv@911networks.com>
To: "Michael Snyder" <msnyder@ldd.net>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: 200 per month.
> 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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