Need Advice

Hello,
Let me start from the beginning, currently I'm heading for graduation this fall in December. I'm mostly interested in gaining knowledge and experience in networking, although when I do graduate i want to have the option to do more. So while i study for my CCNA i was looking for an MS cert to study as well that will benefit me the most for knowledge...I currently run a home lab of 2 server 2k3 and 2 clients and have basic understanding of how to set up a domain, dhcp, dns(automated with the install of a domain), and other basic functions.
So pretty much my question is what will be the most beneficial exam to study for and obtain in this time period..I do plan to gain an MCSA at on point. but with graduation approaching and i really want out of my current job by then i want to be able to preform in systems admin as well as networking. Any advice would be greatly appreciated...my thoughts would be the 70-290 exam obviously...let me know though
Let me start from the beginning, currently I'm heading for graduation this fall in December. I'm mostly interested in gaining knowledge and experience in networking, although when I do graduate i want to have the option to do more. So while i study for my CCNA i was looking for an MS cert to study as well that will benefit me the most for knowledge...I currently run a home lab of 2 server 2k3 and 2 clients and have basic understanding of how to set up a domain, dhcp, dns(automated with the install of a domain), and other basic functions.
So pretty much my question is what will be the most beneficial exam to study for and obtain in this time period..I do plan to gain an MCSA at on point. but with graduation approaching and i really want out of my current job by then i want to be able to preform in systems admin as well as networking. Any advice would be greatly appreciated...my thoughts would be the 70-290 exam obviously...let me know though

Comments
Networking head towards cisco certs.
Clients / Servers head towards MS certs.
You need to take a look at what interests you most first and go with this.
Trying to learn something your not passionate about isnt easy.
Once you've got your mid-level certs in place, look for what interests you. At that point, you'll have enough training and experience to do just about anything. You may want to think about either pushing towards the full MCSE, or maybe looking at the MCITP certication(s) for Longhorn, once they come out. You might want to move on to doing CCNP, or maybe climb the ranks in Unix/Linux certiciations, or maybe even pursue something security-related, like C|EH or CISSP. Whatever you choose to specialize in, it's important to have a strong foundation, like the one you're building with MCSA and CCNA.
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