Taking it tomorrow

My date with the test (destiny?) is tomorrow. I wish that I could have scheduled it another day to allow me a fair chance at taking a second shot if needed but that was the earliest date in my town. It's my birthday so I could either be in a very good mood or it could be a rough day. Either way I can have cupcakes so no real complaints!
I feel I have a pretty decent handle on the main topics on the test and have paid extra attention to WSUS 3.0 and kept a running list of the dos prompt commands I came across. I've kept detailed notes of the CBT Nuggets, fleshed them out with reading, and have taken notes from the questions I don't know on measureup. I think I can pass it, the only thing that freaks me out is that I didn't buy a dedicated book for the test. I used the MCSE in a nutshell and technet to fill out the gaps in the nuggets.
Oh yeah, I also got a dedicated server running esxi to host my lab and have been playing alone with that some. I clicked along with the nuggets but I don't know how helpful that was.
I guess my question is for people who have studied with the nuggets. What did he miss that was covered better in the MSPress book? I have it on hold at the library for this evening so I can do some last minute prep. Anything I should really look at?
I feel I have a pretty decent handle on the main topics on the test and have paid extra attention to WSUS 3.0 and kept a running list of the dos prompt commands I came across. I've kept detailed notes of the CBT Nuggets, fleshed them out with reading, and have taken notes from the questions I don't know on measureup. I think I can pass it, the only thing that freaks me out is that I didn't buy a dedicated book for the test. I used the MCSE in a nutshell and technet to fill out the gaps in the nuggets.
Oh yeah, I also got a dedicated server running esxi to host my lab and have been playing alone with that some. I clicked along with the nuggets but I don't know how helpful that was.
I guess my question is for people who have studied with the nuggets. What did he miss that was covered better in the MSPress book? I have it on hold at the library for this evening so I can do some last minute prep. Anything I should really look at?
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I spent about 4 or 5 hours studying last night, so if I can keep that up the "beast" might turn out to be a rabbit like in Monty Python.
Good luck
Good Luck
MCITP: EA
ITIL
CCNA
Studying:
MS press book 70-680
I've never seen people share notes before but I assume it's kosher on here.
I'm going to enjoy my birthday tonight and then probably start gathering the "topics to know" and looking over them for the 293 tomorrow.
MCITP: EA
ITIL
CCNA
Studying:
MS press book 70-680
Sounds like a plan.
Congrats on the passing score.
Congrats! I'm going for Security+ after this then 293. See you in that forum
I thought about that but I think I need to keep the MS train rolling. I'm used to their question style. If it's November and I have to choose between trying to get Sec+ the 298 I will take Sec+. I am hoping I'll have everything done by that time, though.
Next year I will enjoy having a life and only try to get the VCP and possibly upgrade the MCSE. Taking this many tests is for the birds.
I actually kind of enjoy it. But then again I also enjoy learning new things. I think the biggest trick is setting realistic goals and having reasonable expectations. If I take a week longer than I had intended, not a big deal. I set a goal to have MCSA before June 30th back in February. Things came up and assuming I pass my 291 on the first time, I'll have it on July 10th. I'm ok with that.
Some nights I can get 3-4 hours of studying done. Others I barely get any. I take the good with the bad and move on.
I've set some pretty insane goals for myself this year, but if I can keep this attitude up, it shouldn't be a problem. And then like you, next year I can take some time off. More for my family than myself.
I havent studied this much for an exam since ICND2. I really like the material in 291 because it's stuff I'm not used to working with like advanced dns stuff, ipsec, and netsh commands. I cant wait for 293, 294, and 297 because I really want to get into the deep active directory and clustering stuff. The only reason why Im doing Sec+ next month is to take a break from ms. Having to do 270, 290, and 291 all in a row is making my brain hurt. I think it'll be a good refresher for me. Besides my degree is in infosec so I think I'll do good on the test.
Happy bday by the way