Failed IPS

Man...

So here's my story, I had originally set the exam for the 10th, on the 8th I didn't feel ready enough, so I pushed it back, I didnt really choose a date, I just chose any random date in the future and thought, hey I'll come back a choose a date later. Well on the 21st I checked and suprise, I had scheduled the test for that day! I had been studying a couple of hours per night, but heck, I wasn't really ready and I hadn't even studied the previous night. Nevertheless, it was too late, I had my exam in 3 hours and there was nothing I could do, either go or loose my money.

So I stopped my workday and started studying with that urgency feeling. Went to take my exam, and...failed by 1 miserable question! Darn it...The worst part is, I had too much coffee in the office during the morning and while I was taking the exam I urgently needed to go take a leak, I dont think I even looked at the last question and Im sure I got it wrong. All I could think off was I need to get out of here. And then my score shows up and I'm like really?

The good thing is I am more prepared than I thought, I really walked in expecting to maybe get 50% of the total score, I ended up being just 10 points away from the passing grade.

I've never really failed a cisco exam before. Are re-takes significantly harder ? I wish they had that "comeback" offer they had in 09.

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Bl8ckr0uter

Sorry hear about that. Do you work with Cisco IPS? I only ask because I don't know anyone who does. I am sure you will kill it next time.

ipchain

Don't sweat it. Sit back, regroup, and knock it out of the ballpark. BTW, do you work for Cisco TAC in Costa Rica? I have spoken to several people there and they really know their stuff.

Good luck!

Lizano

Thanks guys. I'm not really too bumbed about it considering the facts, hope I knock it out on the second try.

I don't work for Cisco TAC in Costa Rica, but I do have friends that do. And I don't actually work with IPS, it's just the one exam that I am missing for my CCSP (or CCNP Security as I refuse to call it). The only person I know that works with the IPS is a friend in Cisco.

I am lucky enough that I do consulting work for a company that has a paid suscription to CBT Nuggets, so they let me use that. So, my only resources for this exam have been CBT Nuggets, my friend, and GigaVelocity.

After this, I think I'm taking a detour from Cisco study path and going for a course offered by elearnsecurity.com.