It's been more than 50 days since my fail attempt in Dubai on 27th of March 2014. I tried more than once to write this post but i couldn't , i tried even to book another exam attempt and i couldn't and i watched happily the CCIEv4 exam expiring and i have to start preparing for CCIEv5 if i still want the certificate.
To be 100 % honest am not sure why did i fail my exam, in technical terms i had a TCL script running and ensuring full reach-ability to all network devices i was sure that i got it but unfortunately seems that it was not meant to be this time. What i know is that a certain lack of concentration caused a layer 2 problem that i didn't notice and due to all bad luck in the world i wasn't able to detect the fault till the end of the exam.
My life after the exam was a little bit more shallow than i ever expected; the exam was taking a really big portion of my life that i hardly noticed what's happening around me in life. You reach a point where you find that at least 3 months of your life has been taken away from you , when i take a look at what i've done this year the months january-february-march seem to be out of calendar and until now all days seem the same.
There's no doubt that I learnt alot from the experience and i learnt more than i expected, i got awesome support from people around me my friends and family more than expected. This is my first ever failure in an exam in my whole life so it was a little bit shocking but we learn from failure more than success. Below am sharing my advise to anyone taking the exam to not share my destination.
Why did i fail my CCIE ?
See you all before the end of this year for my CCIEv5 attempt inshAllah :) and thanks for following
To be 100 % honest am not sure why did i fail my exam, in technical terms i had a TCL script running and ensuring full reach-ability to all network devices i was sure that i got it but unfortunately seems that it was not meant to be this time. What i know is that a certain lack of concentration caused a layer 2 problem that i didn't notice and due to all bad luck in the world i wasn't able to detect the fault till the end of the exam.
My life after the exam was a little bit more shallow than i ever expected; the exam was taking a really big portion of my life that i hardly noticed what's happening around me in life. You reach a point where you find that at least 3 months of your life has been taken away from you , when i take a look at what i've done this year the months january-february-march seem to be out of calendar and until now all days seem the same.
There's no doubt that I learnt alot from the experience and i learnt more than i expected, i got awesome support from people around me my friends and family more than expected. This is my first ever failure in an exam in my whole life so it was a little bit shocking but we learn from failure more than success. Below am sharing my advise to anyone taking the exam to not share my destination.
Why did i fail my CCIE ?
- Take really good sleep eventhough you won't but do whatever possible to have a healthy sleeping pattern before the exam , learn to practice for the exam early mornings and sleep at night
- When you book the flight , book the flight maximum 1 day before the exam. Having the exam 2 days in a different country raises your anxiety level.
- Try to book a hotel nearby the exam location
- When practicing make sure you learn how to verify after you finish all configuration section , you must practice very well how to make full verification on your topology and tasks
- Read Read & Read the exam questions
- The proctor is not your enemy , he's there to help you DON'T EVER hesitate to go ask him if you notice anything unusual taking place in the exam
- Don't tell anyone except really really close friends and family that you're taking the exam , telling people raise your fear of failure level and pressure
See you all before the end of this year for my CCIEv5 attempt inshAllah :) and thanks for following
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