From ZERO to MCSA in 9 weeks!

meadITmeadIT Member Posts: 581 ■■■■□□□□□□
in MCSA / MCSE on Windows 2003 General
70-290 - June 27
70-620 - July 26
70-291 - August 9
Security+ - August 29

Three more to go for a letter E.
CERTS: VCDX #110 / VCAP-DCA #500 (v5 & 4) / VCAP-DCD #10(v5 & 4) / VCP 5 & 4 / EMCISA / MCSE 2003 / MCTS: Vista / CCNA / CCENT / Security+ / Network+ / Project+ / CIW Database Design Specialist, Professional, Associate
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  • astorrsastorrs Member Posts: 3,139 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Well done! 293 next?
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  • meadITmeadIT Member Posts: 581 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Yep, I have the Syngress book sitting right here. May take the long weekend off though.
    CERTS: VCDX #110 / VCAP-DCA #500 (v5 & 4) / VCAP-DCD #10(v5 & 4) / VCP 5 & 4 / EMCISA / MCSE 2003 / MCTS: Vista / CCNA / CCENT / Security+ / Network+ / Project+ / CIW Database Design Specialist, Professional, Associate
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  • Mmartin_47Mmartin_47 Member Posts: 430
    Dang. How did you happen to finish that fast?
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  • mamonomamono Member Posts: 776 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Mmartin_47 wrote:
    Dang. How did you happen to finish that fast?

    1) He worked in an environment that mirrored the material he was studying for.
    2) He studies like a machine with a photographic memory. (*I heard that we have several people here on these forums that are like this.)

    btw, congrats. Would you like to share with us your study methods in how you accomplished your MCSA?
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  • meadITmeadIT Member Posts: 581 ■■■■□□□□□□
    My AAS: Networking degree included two classes that taught straight from the MSPress books (290 & 291), but that was in 2005/2006, so studying was mostly a review for me. Learning's always just been easy for me. I would never study in high school or college and still come away with an A or B.

    My current job is analysis of a proprietary business system and I've automated a lot of the functions that my predesecor (sp?) spent a lot of their time on, so I'm able to read a lot at work (love that most books come included with an ebook on disc ;) ). I also administrate a small network part time (only 1 server and 8 workstations) that I built from scratch for a local company.

    As for study materials, I used Skillsoft (or is it Skillport) CBTs, the MSPress Books for 290, 291, and 620, Self Test practice exams for 290, 291, Preplogic practice exam for 620, and Syngress, ExamCram2 for Security+.
    CERTS: VCDX #110 / VCAP-DCA #500 (v5 & 4) / VCAP-DCD #10(v5 & 4) / VCP 5 & 4 / EMCISA / MCSE 2003 / MCTS: Vista / CCNA / CCENT / Security+ / Network+ / Project+ / CIW Database Design Specialist, Professional, Associate
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  • NetAdmin2436NetAdmin2436 Member Posts: 1,076
    Sweet, good job!
    WIP: CCENT/CCNA (.....probably)
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  • Jaqmar2001Jaqmar2001 Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Wow, the amazing...What is CBT's and Syngress??? What are the books called???

    Martin.
    Martin.
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  • nelnel Member Posts: 2,859 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Jaqmar2001 wrote:
    Wow, the amazing...What is CBT's and Syngress???

    Martin.

    CBTs are computer based training i.e. video's - CBT nuggets, trainsignal etc

    Syngress is a book publisher
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    WIP: Msc advanced networking
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  • snadamsnadam Member Posts: 2,234 ■■■■□□□□□□
    congrats! it feels good to get it out of the way. Try not to lose momentum for 293. I lost a bit and I probably was pushed back 2 weeks because of it.
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  • meadITmeadIT Member Posts: 581 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Yeah, I'm working on 293 now, but don't seem to have the same motivation, mostly because its just review (at least the chapters that I've been through so far). I'm also looking into starting WGU's BSIT-Network Design & Management program and since they pay for your certifications, I'm kind of stalling to see if/when I'll start my term. I'm currently waiting on my transcript analysis.
    CERTS: VCDX #110 / VCAP-DCA #500 (v5 & 4) / VCAP-DCD #10(v5 & 4) / VCP 5 & 4 / EMCISA / MCSE 2003 / MCTS: Vista / CCNA / CCENT / Security+ / Network+ / Project+ / CIW Database Design Specialist, Professional, Associate
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  • shednikshednik Member Posts: 2,005
    Congrats all the MCSA!! I think someone may give astorrs a run for his money on the speed of getting an MCSE icon_wink.gif
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  • DiminutiveDiminutive Member Posts: 102 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I got mine in either 2 weeks... or 9 years...applied my NT4 to the thing... the Vista exam was a lazy summer project too.. so I suppose you can say I took 5 mo. Now I got some steam built up though, plowing through for the MCSE.

    Been working with Win2k3 though so I got some on the job for a few years. If you count 2k & NT I been at it for over a decade.
    WIP: Win2008 MCITP Upgrade
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