Failed CCNA on first attempt... any suggestions?
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Posted by erikd65 on November 28, 2006, 2:48 pm
Please log in for more thread options ran out of time. I need to manage my time more closely. What is the average time I should spend on the single and multiple choice questions? I was thinking one minute for each since I need to conserve my time with the sims. I have taken a boot camp (last month) and read through lammels book, but I am going to re-read some chapters. Also, I used two different exan sims, mesureup (came with the boot camp) and the simulator from RouterSim, but I will tell you this, they were not EVEN slose to any of the real questions. If there is anything else that can help me over the next week, that would be good. Also, what are some good cram resources? I have several things now, just looking for more. I failed it yesterday (Nov. 27th), and scheduled another examination for the monday afterwards. If I fail again, I am going to ask my boss if I can have another month or so to study more. I ahve to be honest, I have done nothing BUT study for the last month and a halfl. I basically have no life :) E | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Rommon> on November 28, 2006, 8:09 pm
Please log in for more thread options ---I failed the first time I took the CCNA exam and also had a problem with time management. The second time I took it I was ready for the time constraint. Not sure how much time I would recommend spending on each question. I would make sure that you don't waste a lot of time on questions that you just end up guessing on anyways. How many questions did you have left when time expired? It sounds like you have all the study materials you need. I would just concentrate on studying up on the areas you were weak on and give it another shot. How much hands on experience do you have with Cisco gear? Just remember, this a difficult test and A LOT of people fail it once or twice. Just don't get frustrated, stick with it, and you will pass. Rommon>
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Posted by erikd65 on November 29, 2006, 11:58 am
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Rommon> wrote:
> >I failed on my first attempt. I managed to score a 745, even though I
> > ran out of time. I need to manage my time more closely. What is the > > average time I should spend on the single and multiple choice > > questions? I was thinking one minute for each since I need to conserve > > my time with the sims. > > > > I have taken a boot camp (last month) and read through lammels book, > > but I am going to re-read some chapters. Also, I used two different > > exan sims, mesureup (came with the boot camp) and the simulator from > > RouterSim, but I will tell you this, they were not EVEN slose to any of > > the real questions. If there is anything else that can help me over the > > next week, that would be good. > > > > Also, what are some good cram resources? I have several things now, > > just looking for more. > > > > I failed it yesterday (Nov. 27th), and scheduled another examination > > for the monday afterwards. If I fail again, I am going to ask my boss > > if I can have another month or so to study more. > > > > I ahve to be honest, I have done nothing BUT study for the last month > > and a halfl. I basically have no life :) > > > > E >
> > ---I failed the first time I took the CCNA exam and also had a problem with > time management. The second time I took it I was ready for the time > constraint. Not sure how much time I would recommend spending on each > question. I would make sure that you don't waste a lot of time on > questions that you just end up guessing on anyways. How many questions did > you have left when time expired? > > It sounds like you have all the study materials you need. I would just > concentrate on studying up on the areas you were weak on and give it another > shot. How much hands on experience do you have with Cisco gear? > > Just remember, this a difficult test and A LOT of people fail it once or > twice. Just don't get frustrated, stick with it, and you will pass. > > Rommon> Well, I had about 20 questions left when I saw that I had about 18 minutes left for the test. ONE of those was a sim I skipped, which I should not have done. I rushed through it and managed to get to the end and almost got to answer the last question before it timed out. I do have access to our production equipment and some older router/switches in the office. I was pretty down on myself since I was doing well on some practice exams, which I am not going to be using very much now. They weren't even close to the real thing. I will just keep trying. I *WILL* pass it! :) | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by on December 1, 2006, 8:27 pm
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Have you considered the two part test? Intro then ICND. I have heard from several sources that there is not enough time given to take the one test option. This is the route I plan on taking. | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Erik on November 29, 2006, 10:34 am
Please log in for more thread options Try the "actualtest.com" questions. They are similar to the questions you
get. >I failed on my first attempt. I managed to score a 745, even though I
> ran out of time. I need to manage my time more closely. What is the > average time I should spend on the single and multiple choice > questions? I was thinking one minute for each since I need to conserve > my time with the sims. > > I have taken a boot camp (last month) and read through lammels book, > but I am going to re-read some chapters. Also, I used two different > exan sims, mesureup (came with the boot camp) and the simulator from > RouterSim, but I will tell you this, they were not EVEN slose to any of > the real questions. If there is anything else that can help me over the > next week, that would be good. > > Also, what are some good cram resources? I have several things now, > just looking for more. > > I failed it yesterday (Nov. 27th), and scheduled another examination > for the monday afterwards. If I fail again, I am going to ask my boss > if I can have another month or so to study more. > > I ahve to be honest, I have done nothing BUT study for the last month > and a halfl. I basically have no life :) > > E > | ||||||||||||||||
> ran out of time. I need to manage my time more closely. What is the
> average time I should spend on the single and multiple choice
> questions? I was thinking one minute for each since I need to conserve
> my time with the sims.
>
> I have taken a boot camp (last month) and read through lammels book,
> but I am going to re-read some chapters. Also, I used two different
> exan sims, mesureup (came with the boot camp) and the simulator from
> RouterSim, but I will tell you this, they were not EVEN slose to any of
> the real questions. If there is anything else that can help me over the
> next week, that would be good.
>
> Also, what are some good cram resources? I have several things now,
> just looking for more.
>
> I failed it yesterday (Nov. 27th), and scheduled another examination
> for the monday afterwards. If I fail again, I am going to ask my boss
> if I can have another month or so to study more.
>
> I ahve to be honest, I have done nothing BUT study for the last month
> and a halfl. I basically have no life :)
>
> E