Ok so a week ago Steve77UK posted something similar to this...It happened to me Saturday. I posted a couple of weeks ago that I was taking my 70-298. I took this on Saturday morning and I passed. It was one of the easiest exams I have taken recently. I scored 892.
I was now planning on the next one to take as an Elective, however much to my surprise I received an email from MS this morning:
Congratulations on becoming a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer!
By earning a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certification, you have made a valuable investment in your future.
We hope you enjoy the benefits of membership in the Microsoft Certified Professional community, and we look forward to helping you succeed as a Microsoft Certified Professional.
Please do not reply to this e-mail. If you have any questions, please contact your Microsoft Regional Education Service Centers, which can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/training/worldsites, or visit the Microsoft Certified Professional page
http://www.microsoft.com/mcp for the latest program and certification information.
Thank you,
The Microsoft Certified Professional Team
I went to the MCP site and checked my transcript today:Microsoft Certification Status
Credential Certification / Version Date Achieved
Systems Engineer Microsoft Windows Server 2003 April 04, 2009
Systems Administrator Microsoft Windows Server 2003 December 20, 2008
Professional MCP 2.0 -- Certified Professional October 10, 2008 and look at the exams below:
Microsoft Certification Exams Completed Successfully
Exam ID Description Date Completed
298 Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network April 04, 2009
294 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
March 17, 2009
293 Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure
January 27, 2009
291 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
December 20, 2008
290 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Environment
November 22, 2008
3779 CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ November 18, 2008
270 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows®
XP Professional
October 10, 2008
Any input?