MSExchangeStudent
Thu Jun 26 02:08:17 PDT 2008
It helped a great deal yes - thank you for the input :)
"Wiseman82" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Buy the books one at a time starting with the client os books. Make sure
> you complete all the practice labs and have a good play about with the
> technology - virtual pc/vmware will come in really handy. Book the exams
> online when you are ready.
>
> I signed up with a distance learning program and ended up paying a lot
> more money than I needed to. The only advantage I had was a telephone
> support line - I think I only used this twice and didn't get a proper
> answer on both occasions and ended up figuring it out for myself. There
> was also a 1 week workshop included in the price - this was a big waste of
> time. The trainer was Chinese and spoke poor English. He was also
> lacking in experience. There were 3 other people on the course with me - 2
> of which were really struggling with the course. The first day was a
> complete write off - the second day they decided to split us off into two
> groups. Good idea, but it was the same guy teaching both groups going
> back and forward between the two rooms. To top this off the company went
> bust before I completed my MCSE and I lost out on the last few exams.
> Might as well name and shame - the company was called MicroTec and was
> based in London.
>
> I don't regret doing my MCSE though - the first few MCP's got me my first
> IT job as a computer technician (which also paid for the remainder of my
> MCP exams). After completing my MCSE and gaining experience I was able to
> move on to higher paid jobs.
>
> I've been on a few courses funded by work - some are great. They are all
> expensive when funding out of your own pocket though. Self study is
> definitly a good option - can be hard work though and you need to be
> motivated.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> David
>
>
> "MSExchangeStudent" <exchangestudent@newsgroups.com> wrote in message
> news:%23jIek0g1IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Thank you that helped alot - sorry for posting in the wrong group
>>
>> So, maybe i can give the easier ones ago myself (like XP and Vista) and
>> write those and enroll for the more difficult exams so that i can have
>> the help of a college if need be?What do you think?
>>
>>
>> "Florian Frommherz [MVP]" <florian@frickelsoft.DELETETHIS.net> wrote in
>> message news:%23zp7zKg1IHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Howdie!
>>>
>>> MSExchangeStudent schrieb:
>>>> Just a question - how easy would you say is it to buy the MCSE set of
>>>> books, self study it, ask friends and in forums what you dont know; and
>>>> go write the exams WITHOUT registering at a educational organization.
>>>> ...or would you advise to do it through a college, technickon, etc?
>>>> Obviously you need to have done the coarse to answer the question
>>>
>>> There are specific .certification. newsgroups for your questions, just
>>> to let you know.
>>>
>>> I'm doing this self-study thing myself. It can be quite time-consuming
>>> depending on what you know (where your experience is) and how strong
>>> your expericence is. There may be fields you work on every day which
>>> will be easy to learn but there will be fields you've not touched much
>>> yet so they'll be more work in the first place.
>>>
>>> It's up to yourself, how much you are of a diciplinite learner and how
>>> much time you can dedicate to it. Why don't you just start off with a
>>> client exam book, study it (Windows XP 70-270 or Windows Vista 70-620)
>>> and see how far you get? The client exams are the easier ones
>>> (especially Vista) so you should take one of those - just to get the
>>> feeling of how those exams are - but don't get yourself fooled: the
>>> server and design exams (design exams are needed for MCSE) are a lot
>>> harder. Those questions can be tricky and nasty.
>>>
>>> I wouldn't recommend doing this all the self-study-way if you're not
>>> that much experienced.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>>
>>> Florian
>>> --
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Group Policy.
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