Here is the conversation:

Student: I just failed my CCNA exam,I'm gutted. That is $150 down the drain.

Me: Oh dear. Have you rebooked it?

Student: Yes, but I'm going to buy some Boson exams to study from as well.

Me: You don't really need them. What were you getting in my CCNA exams?

Student: Oh, about 90% or so.

Me: (gritting my teeth) Right, but you are supposed to be getting 95% at least in my exams before you take the real one. I say that several times on the site.

Student: ........

Here it is again. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do not take the real exam until you are consistently getting 95% or more in my CCNA exams. Same for Voice, Sec and CCNP. If you can't get that then you are not ready. Throwing more money at exams or videos eleswhere is not the answer.

Please fail using my method before you try you own.

Paul Browning

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1 of 1 people found the following comment or review helpful:

	95% is Right, August 12, 2010
	By pwilko - See all my comment or reviews

I sat the CCNA Sec exam knowning I was short on study, just cramming to get up towards the 95% mark.

And I came up short. Losing NZ$328 is a shame, but study through How2Net problem saved NZ$800, so I think I am a head.

Second time around a really learnt the material, rather then just trying to pass the exam. Didn't need any more material, just more time.

Peter

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	looking forward!, August 12, 2010
	By airgod7 - See all my comment or reviews

I have just started the 60 day CCNA program! It seems very daunting but I know I will be at the 95% before taking the real exam. I have gone through a CISCO class through a University and have read a few books, yet I still struggled with subnetting. 2 weeks after joining howtonetwork and going through the IP addressing, I am happy to say that I am far more comfortable subnetting.
Looking forward to the exam and getting my CCNA! A start to new journey in life!!!
57 days to go!!!

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	Give Yourself A Shake, August 11, 2010
	By Toby963 - See all my comment or reviews

So you failed ? Learn from it

A wee story, I failed on my first attempt by 12 markets and I felt gutted when it came up on the screen, but I had a feeling it was going to say that because I made a big mistake on one of the big Sims on the exam. I pressed the next button before I had finished it, if I had not done that I would have passed, but obviously I had got other questions wrong.

I had paid £90 to fail an exam, my wife was waiting in the waiting room and the first thing I said was well I will be back next week, not I had failed, I had not I had made a few mistakes.

I got my report from the exam centre went home, picket up the phone and rebooked it. Next, I looked at the report to see what I had done wrong and got back in the saddle and got on with more revision.

Next week I sailed through it, lesson learned, take your time in the exam to a certain degree, but also make sure you have revised enough not to panic (MY BIGGEST MISTAKE) and if it’s not in here it’s not worth learning or spending money on.

Save it for your next certification as you climb that Cisco ladder.

Robert

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2 of 2 people found the following comment or review helpful:

95% not enough, August 11, 2010

By jhdoucette - See all my comment or reviews

Just getting 95% on the practice questions is not enough to pass. Knowing the theory to answer a multiple choice question does not give you enough depth of knowledge of the theory to apply it to the simulation questions or to apply it to real life.

John

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More Money?, August 11, 2010

By Destinova - See all my comment or reviews

Why spend more money if you're that upset about the $150? Study harder and save that money for the retake. :)

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	Put your money where your mouth is, August 11, 2010
	By crispy - See all my comment or reviews

You have to think about it like this.

Education is an investment in your future. The networking world, including cisco, never stops, and always evolves. You can't pretend that nothing ever changes, hence why certification tracks move with the times.

You need to put time and effort - and nothing in life is free. You won't achieve much if you stop and quit now.

Quitters never win and winners never quit.

Are you a winner?

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