I thought that I would start this thread for anybody else that has failed 70-216, whether it be your first time taking it, or your 10th.

Let's see what everybody says as far as what their thoughts were on what caused us to fail.

For me, studying subnetting and DNS weren't enough. There weren't any subnetting questions and not much on DNS, other than the security aspect of DNS, and dynamic updating.
Got quite a bit of CA and monitor questions (Network & System).

So hopefully we'll hear from some of you.

Thanks.

Report this post to a moderator

This is a tough test, which most people fail on the first try. So far you are par for the course

I know some very gifted Network Engineer who failed that test on the first try. no shame in that.

It's how you rebound and go for it that will tell you what you are made of.

let us know if we can help!

__________________
Freak, MA, M.Ed., Net+,I-Net+, Security+, CEH, CEI, CCA, CCNA, MCP+I, MCSA, MCSE NT, MCSE 2K, MCT

iCertify dot net: Free Forum, quizzes, study guides...

FreakNotes.com: free subnetting, DHCP, Network Security study guides! Also 120-page Security+ book and 100+ page Network+ book!

InfoSecWeb.com

Report this post to a moderator

Thanks, freak.
I appreciate the vote of confidence.

This time, I'm giving myself over a month (except for Christmas week, of course )

I'm studying my butt off right now with the MS Press book & quizzing myself with Testking.

Report this post to a moderator

While the exam is fresh in your mind:

Go to the Microsoft Training and Certification site and review the skills being measured for 216.

Try to isolate the top three topics that you had questions for that gave you trouble on the exam.

Do focused study on those areas.

Spend some time in the lab working on those areas.

Retake the exam in no more than two weeks to a month, unless you were not comfortable at all with the exam.

Report this post to a moderator

quote:

---

Originally posted by jeff_j_black
While the exam is fresh in your mind:

Go to the Microsoft Training and Certification site and review the skills being measured for 216.

Try to isolate the top three topics that you had questions for that gave you trouble on the exam.

Do focused study on those areas.

Spend some time in the lab working on those areas.

Retake the exam in no more than two weeks to a month, unless you were not comfortable at all with the exam.

---

__________________
Freak, MA, M.Ed., Net+,I-Net+, Security+, CEH, CEI, CCA, CCNA, MCP+I, MCSA, MCSE NT, MCSE 2K, MCT

iCertify dot net: Free Forum, quizzes, study guides...

FreakNotes.com: free subnetting, DHCP, Network Security study guides! Also 120-page Security+ book and 100+ page Network+ book!

InfoSecWeb.com

Report this post to a moderator

quote:

---

Originally posted by jluckado
I thought that I would start this thread for anybody else that has failed 70-216, whether it be your first time taking it, or your 10th.

Let's see what everybody says as far as what their thoughts were on what caused us to fail.

For me, studying subnetting and DNS weren't enough. There weren't any subnetting questions and not much on DNS, other than the security aspect of DNS, and dynamic updating.
Got quite a bit of CA and monitor questions (Network & System).

So hopefully we'll hear from some of you.

Thanks.

---

__________________
Pedro

"Don`t be to optimistic, the light at the end of the tunnel could be a train"

Report this post to a moderator

quote:

---

Originally posted by setbgapt
Sorry to hear that you missed it ,but as Freak pointed out, there are many before you that have failed. Just donīt wait too long before you go for it again, wish you luck....

---

Just curious, I noticed that you've taken 218, but 216 is not listed. Is there any reason why you decided to take 218 before 216?

Report this post to a moderator

I missed this one on my first try, and I'm glad I did! I learned some much more than if I would have barely passed the first time. It's only failure if you give up. ($125 notwithstanding)

Report this post to a moderator

Tough exam, good try. Keep at it!

__________________
- -- Anti Dublin Crew -- -

Report this post to a moderator

I think that the nature of the adaptive test is to create a scenario roughly equivalent to a personalized worst nightmare. Whatever it concentrated on are probably your personnal areas of weakness, and the areas where you should concentrate your efforts for the next time around... then again, maybe I'm full of fish

__________________
RJ

The secret to a successful life is learning what to least expect the most...

http://www.cbc.ca/
http://www.vancouver.cbc.ca/
http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage/
http://www.cnn.com/

Report this post to a moderator