Hi all,
I know I've been posting and talking here and there about my CCNA studies and how I planned to test on the last day, 30 Sep 13...well I thought I'd just share my experience since I've always liked reading this types of posts and they give some insight into the testing experience.
I showed up at 1120 to sing in for my 1130 test...big mistake! Although the website showed open slots all day, there were plenty of people testing there for CCNA! I had to wait for 3 people ahead of me to get signed in, picture taken (no smile...I had to pay $300), and walked into the exam room.
I've tested here for Sec+ and CEH and I like how small the room is. Maybe I might reconsider on an exam with typing....they were using old Dell keyboards with the big keys. All I heard was clack clack clack!
Got signed in and the 15 minute tutorial started. While that was going on, I used the dry erase board to right out my powers of two, private IP addresses, block sizes, anything that was static...although I have them memorized to kingdom come, I didn't want to have to hesitate or think twice...
Started the exam and felt good when I got a few gimmes and KNEW they were right...then the first lab...did pretty good on it and I'm feeling great! A few more questions that I'm on the fence about...followed Todd Lammle's adage....read twice, answer once...having no back option made me not worry about 'iffy' questions once I was done.
Some of the labs (one in particular) had me nervous...I figured them out for the most part, but nothing was working. I wipe all my work and start again...packet tracer was great, but I hated the interface for the labs during the exam...set it all up but for some reason nothing is work...I figure I either got it right or don't have the time to spare. I bite my tongue and hit next. I start to feel like I bombed it...
I get more questions that don't seem too far out to me and I feel like I ended on a good streak.
Hit finish and the PC is just sitting there loading...and loading....my nerves and heart are going crazy! I get the CISCO page at the end that says something....I don't really recall because I was just too anxious to get my results....the next screen loads and I see my score of 841/1000...whew! Not only cut it close with the date but with the score again...
The test print out showed what areas I was weak in (and they corresponded to what I had in mind....) so I'm going to refresh myself on those and lab lab lab.
Beers tonight, though!
Good luck to all testing today as well
