Re: 6/11/10 - Officially Failed.

Does anyone have any advise for someone who is going to take the R&S Lab for
the third time in October?

I don't want to take it again.

As $$$$$ is an issue for me, what are some tricks so I don't over-study one
subject which kills another subject?

Thanks

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Raghav Bhargava <
raghavbhargava12_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> hey James,
>
> All the best for your next attempt buddy...Don't give up , you will nail it
> next time..:)
>
> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Asif Gul Khan <nockhi_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > James,
> >
> > Sad to hear that, but ur attitude shows that ur surely going to get ur
> > nmbers next tym u go for it.
> >
> > Thnx for such a detailed review, it really helps the guys planning to
> > take the lab!
> >
> > On 6/14/10, Poplawski, James <jpoplawski_at_starkinvestments.com> wrote:
> > > Took the Lab on Friday and got my results late Sunday night.
> > >
> > > I had some difficulties on the troubleshooting section. There was a
> > Layer 2
> > > technology that I got grilled on but haven't had enough practice with
> it.
> > >
> > > Also when I closed out of the troubleshooting section it inadvertently
> > > closed me out of the lab portion. So I got to sit on my hands for a
> good
> > > hour+ until it was resolved. Didn't get to see the config section
> until
> > > about 15min after lunch. Was pretty demoralized and discouraged as I
> > didn't
> > > know if I was taking the exam or if my trip was wasted for nothing.
> Plus
> > > having an hour lunch to talk to the proctor and other candidates about
> > > nothing could've been better utilized having an hour to think about
> what
> > I
> > > was going to do and how to do it. I ended up staying late to make up
> the
> > > time difference, but honestly losing that lunch period to think of
> > things,
> > > calm down, etc would've been nice. Going to check with Cisco (anyone
> got
> > an
> > > e-mail for me) about a retake voucher or something.
> > >
> > > Some random thoughts/notes.
> > >
> > > Troubleshooting -
> > >
> > > Seemed pretty easy, minus the couple items I don't work enough with.
> > That
> > > Layer 2 technology is touched on by the vendor's but I don't think it
> is
> > to
> > > the point of knowledge needed for troubleshooting. Definitely will go
> > back
> > > through the material I have and see if I'm missing something here or
> not.
> > > I'd say what it is but not sure on NDA and also don't want to get made
> > fun
> > > of. "Technology X is what stumped you??? C'mon it can't be that
> > hard..."
> > > Or so I thought too.
> > >
> > > Config Section -
> > >
> > > No real surprises here. Was asked to implement something via the 802
> > name
> > > instead of normal people speak so I looked it up to be sure. I guessed
> > > right initially, but didn't want to implement it one way and be
> > completely
> > > wrong. There's a lot of material to cover. Like I said I don't think
> > any
> > > of it was difficult, just the sheer volume of material to cover. The
> > > analogy I give to my non-technical friends/family is it's like learning
> > > Spanish. There are those that can speak Spanish and those that are
> > fluent
> > > in it. I might be able to speak Spanish, but I'm by no means fluent in
> > > it.... Yet. Cisco fluency, not Spanish... I can barely speak English
> > > sometimes. :)
> > >
> > > Game Plan -
> > >
> > > Going to take the next week off, catch up a little on life. Been
> > neglecting
> > > things for a bit (@ work & life) and will take the next week to knock
> if
> > out
> > > and lower my stress level. Going to go through my material again,
> build
> > a
> > > game plan, work on speed and maybe hit a bootcamp up.
> > >
> > > It is do-able. I'm not really discouraged as you have to put your time
> > in
> > > and pay your dues. Watching football, you often see rookies who were
> > > allstars in college riding pine in the NFL. They talk about doing the
> > same
> > > mindless reps, learning routes, kicking ass in practice, etc. Until
> the
> > one
> > > day they get their chance to prove themselves. I'm going to aim for a
> > few
> > > months out and retake it. I definitely felt like I was in the right
> > exam,
> > > just need to be a lot quicker and ready to attack. There were a few
> > other
> > > candidates there for various tracks. 5 total, me and another guy on
> our
> > > first attempts (R+S), another two on their 4th (1R+S, 1VoIP) and one on
> > his
> > > second (SP).
> > >
> > > Happy studying! Got lots more to learn and practice on and I'm still
> > hungry
> > > for another $1,400+ lunch! :)
> > > JB
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