Cisco's $10 Million in Scholarships for Cyber

mistabrumley89

I'll just leave this here

https://mkto.cisco.com/Security-Scholarship.html

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CIO

I got the same email this morning as well.

novovictus

Ditto...

BuzzSaw

October Email for me as well!

I don't mind, gives me some time to get ready for some other things.

scaredoftests

I just took mine..22/30..

superbeast

I too have received the October e-mail. I appreciate the updates so we know what's going on, even if its just a "we're working on it" update.

In the mean time, I will take Cisco's advice and pat myself on the back

NetworkNewb

It appears everyone and their mom probably received the "October email", but... Can everyone verify they have on here please?

9bits

Unsubscribed. Peace.

Hafssol

It seems to me that they didn't think that whole scholarship thing through. Oh, Cisco...

cyberguypr

Why would they? It's not like Cyber Security is one of the hottest things out there that everyone ones to get their hands on. Oh wait...

Moldygr33nb3an

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1tmkAFb_Os

Well it was great while it lasted

ifex

what month are we in?

nopx90

Scored 90%. Good luck to everyone. Hopefully there are scholarships galore for everyone on Tech Exams.

Myself, I just don't want my CCNA to expire... hence the NEED for this cert. Learning objectives seem to line up better than the CCNA Security....

OctalDump

So I got the October email. It seems that they will be using the assessment results to design the program. From the 'take your assessment' email, I got the impression that they would use the results to place similar cohorts together for the training. But the October email suggests that they still need to finish creating the training packages - which isn't a bad thing. I'd rather do the least amount of study possible, so a tailored training that means less time going over old ground is good with me.

So just another 6 weeks...

JamesKurtovich

I wonder how many people took the quiz closed book as opposed to those who just googled the answers.

7255carl

JamesKurtovich wrote: »

I wonder how many people took the quiz closed book as opposed to those who just googled the answers.

+1 for closed book here, if you don't know something learn It, don't fake it!!!

Pseudonym

I get the feeling they might take the time completed into account to distinguish between people who had existing knowledge and people who just googled.

I did it closed book, finished in 9:20 and scored 21/30. My linux knowledge is lacking but I think I did okay. Fingers crossed.

BuzzSaw

I think people are putting too much into this ...

This isn't an entrance exam to the NSA, or the actual certification test.

I think they are just trying to build a base of candidates.

scaredoftests

BuzzSaw wrote: »

I think people are putting too much into this ...

This isn't an entrance exam to the NSA, or the actual certification test.

I think they are just trying to build a base of candidates.

It isn't? I was going to buy a new dress for this very occasion. drat.

stryder144

scaredoftests wrote: »

It isn't? I was going to buy a new dress for this very occasion. drat.

This is why I enjoy reading your posts!

scaredoftests

stryder144 wrote: »

This is why I enjoy reading your posts!

Me? With my posts? I am touched.

NetworkingStudent

I received the following score:

21.42/30.00

71.39/100.00.

The test seemed pretty hard to me.

Don't have any Cisco or Linux knowledge.

jacksonr

Hi Guys,

Applied on the 8th of Sept and received an email saying that I will receive an email within 10 working days with my assessment.
Still have another few days but Cisco seem to be cutting it close.

Should I be worried?

Cheers

Ertaz

jacksonr wrote: »

Hi Guys,

Applied on the 8th of Sept and received an email saying that I will receive an email within 10 working days with my assessment.
Still have another few days but Cisco seem to be cutting it close.

Should I be worried?

Cheers

We're all worried. You should be more so than us. You're not pretty like we are.

jacksonr

I actually don't know how to respond to that!

Ritual

jacksonr wrote: »

I actually don't know how to respond to that!

Well at least try to defend yourself somewhat.

jacksonr

Ritual wrote: »

Well at least try to defend yourself somewhat.

Well I was trying to keep it professional but in that case

Ertaz wrote: »

We're all worried. You should be more so than us. You're not pretty like we are.

Your Mum thinks I am VERY pretty!

Ertaz

jacksonr wrote: »

Well I was trying to keep it professional but in that case

Your Mum thinks I am VERY pretty!

Well, good for you. My mum never says anything to me.

jacksonr

Ah balls.

Sorry Dude

dmoore44

Don't remember when I signed up, but I just got the assessment email this evening. I finished the assessment in about 13 minutes and scored 28/30 (93.33).

If the exams use some of the same language as that assessment, there's bound to be some confusion. I had a question about what a default gateway was, and the answers made no sense; predictably, I got it wrong.

nisti2

Any tips for the exam? I'm planning to take tomorrow, and I don't have to much experience with CCNA...