Well that's an awful feeling. Failed ICND2 :/

Darthn3ss

Got an 818/1000 - passing score was 825. Soooo close I can taste it... I feel like the exam I got was custom tailored to my weaknesses:

Configure, verify and troubleshoot a switch with VLANS and interswitch communications - 73%
Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP Services to meet network requirements in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network - 100%
Configure and troubleshoot basic operation and routing on Cisco devices - 67%
Implement, verify, and troubleshoot NAT and ACLs in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network - 50%
Implement and verify WAN links - 83%


I had a bunch of switching questions early on (oh RSTP, I hate you), and ended up spending way too much time on the first 15 or so questions - including a sim that for some reason froze my brain (and it was an extremely easy one ).. In the end I had about 5 minutes left to do that last 8 questions. So naturally, I get a testlet (i think thats what they're called? they give you a topology and sometimes console to use show commands to answer questions) and then the very last question, with about 30s left, was a drag and drop..In full on panic mode i was able to get three of them matched up but ran out of time on the last two (ended up just dragging whatever i could click in). So I was probably one or two questions from passing.

The worst part is WGU probably won't let me take it again for at least another two weeks. Anxiety is going to freaking kill me.

Going to take a day or two off and then get back on it. I expect to get 900+ next time around. I won't run out of time and I damn sure won't miss another STP question.

Nytrocide

Sorry to hear that =/ While it's not nearly as important as the CCNA, I failed my Net+ the first time I took it by one question as well. So I can somewhat relate to what you're feeling right now.

Just don't let it get you down, you'll destroy it with the newfound determination you'll have going in next time!

kurosaki00

dont give up man! Get back to the books and labs! Now its the time, the information is still fresh and you got the part you need emphasize more!

dooooeeeet!

ricky8

hey,

i know the feeling. i failed icnd2 twice now. i got 762. 818 is definitely tough since its so close. i barely had enough time to finish the exam as well. i had around 1 minute left to spare.

is this your first attempt? and how soon do you plan on retaking the exam?

swild

You are so close to passing, I would brush up on ACLs and NAT and hit it again ASAP while it's fresh in your head.

I passed on my 4th try. The third was way harder than the first two tries. You may have just got a tough set of questions.

818 is like sucker punch. ouch.

gadav478

Dust yourself off and go after it again. There's no way you got that close and can't murder it the second go around. Now you know where you are weak per Cisco and first-timers don't have that advantage.

Make sure you bring your good bat, you'll knock it out the park lol...

seansabian

Darthn3ss, keep it going. You are really close to passing. Review those areas were you can raise your score nat, acl and switching but don't let the other areas slip. = ) And you should pass it with flying colors.

seansabian

Hey Swild, I felt that my third attempt at the ICND2 was harder than my first two attempts also. I scored the lowest on the third attempt (650) and highest on the second attempt (748 ).

swild

My scores were 703, 706, 776, and finally 874.

DB Cooper

swild wrote: »

My scores were 703, 706, 776, and finally 874.

Much respect, we all fall in life, some don't get back up. But not you cowboy, you rode that horse till you owned it.

Great job.

Darthn3ss

A bottle of rum (The Kraken) and a weekend has passed, and now I'm back at it. I'm not sure when they'll let me retake it but I'm hoping for next week at the latest.....

kurosaki00

I think there is a pretty quick policy. Like literally if you failed the exam you can retake it like in the same week.

But I think if you fail the second attempt you need to wait more time

from cisco site
Candidates who fail an exam must wait a period of five (5) calendar days, beginning the day after the failed attempt, before they may retest for the same exam.

N2IT

@Swild 3 fails and still banged it out. Wow nice work.

Carl_S_901

Darthn3ss,

I am going to use you for motivation. I just got back from the testing center today after failing ICND with a score of ....

818

Testing center had issues and I could not get an exam report so I have no clue as to the score breakdown.

I do know that after checking when I got home that I definitely missed 2 IPv6 questions that probably would have made the difference.

I see from a follow up post of yours that you went back again and got an 880.

Any tips on how you handled it? How you re-studied? or anything else that might help?

babarricus

swild wrote: »

My scores were 703, 706, 776, and finally 874.

Respect dude - lots of people would have rage quit after a few knockdowns. Reading stuff like this motivates me to keep powering through when I'm feeling tired of the books!

Ivanjam

babarricus: I agree with you 100%. When I am feeling down and out about my IT certification path, I just come to techexams.net for motivation. There are some very tough and determined guys on this site.