how old were you when you passed your first certification?

just wondering..

how old were you guys when you passed your first certification exam?

i was 21 when i passed my network+

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I calculated the average over the first 68 responses and it's roughly: 25.3
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sprkymrk

I see, I think you said "got" when you meant "get". Thanks for the clarification and good luck on ICND next month!

litehedded

I think I got my a+ when I was 20

malcybood

Net + @24

slinuxuzer

A+ at 18. 23 now with one test to Mcsa 2003

NightShade1

Tesl wrote:

I was 17 when I got my Net+ I think.

I'm 21 now and passed my CCNA a few weeks back. Hopefully I'll be obtaining either the CCNP or CCSP when I'm 22 :]

Get CCNP first dont jump to the CCSP before passing the CCNP you cant be troubeshooting a ospf in a pix if you got no idea how ospf works just to give you an example

laneh

Birth - the day before dirt.

Mishra

Associates Degree at 21
MCP at 22

briangl

A+ , 51

.......
way to go man...... never too old to get certified

I think u prob set a record here on techexams

50 is the new 30, anyway.

Spur

I got my CCNA at 23 (12 months ago)

JDMurray

briangl wrote:

50 is the new 30, anyway.

Next month I'll be hoping that 44 is the new 25.

Mishra

Unkn0wnPlayer wrote:

CCNA's at 18? Wow nice job

I took my CCNA when I was 19. I got a 637 on the test. lol I only read the sybex book (great for basics... TERRIBLE for the test) and basically taught my college class. Thought I was good to go...

coldbug

macdude wrote:

A+ @ 21, I guess, I was a little late getting my A+.

dude!! i got my A+ and Network+ last year at age of 28. where do you put me if getting A+ at 21 is a little late. lol
Most of the people i went to tech school at Georgetown University were around my age, and some older.
I have heard that its never too late to learn something, but in my case of learning how to rollerskate when my GF took me to the Roller skating ring, i admit thats too late for me now...i was crawling on the floor while others were skating around me..and this lady came and said "Sir, you have to keep moving!"
how am i suppose to keep moving if i keep falling..my GF tried to hold me but i am heavier than her, so we both fell to the floor..it was the second most embarassing moment in my life ..you dont want to hear my MOST embarassing moment in my life..i will just keep it to myself...hehe

deneb829

I was 28 when I got my A+ in 1996. This past year, I earned my 70-290, 70-270, and Network+. I am hoping to have my MCSA before my birthday.

guyvii

Doing this for over 16 years . just started doing certs now. MCP then MCDST at 43 years old. ( I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks). lots of catching up to do. still working on my CCNA and MCSE.
Wish I did it when I was smarter and could remember things better. LOL

A+/MCP - 23

A+ @ 32
MCP @ 35

CCNA @ 23

A+ at the tender young age of 25. I should've started this much earlier (say 19 or so)

. I've pretty much grown-up with computers and I've worked (in a professional sense) with them since I was 19.

IT_Admin

A+ @ 24

antonio banderas

23 = Windows NT Workstation 4.0

Then, I failed the Windows 95 Exam 3x and the A+ 2x...

Talk about a career stopper

Webmaster

I roughly calculated the average over the first 68 responses and it seems people get their first IT cert around the age of 25.

Darthn3ss

Ill hopefully be doing the 2 part ccna... so first part will be this summer, 18, and 2nd in the winter, 19.

so yeah, hopefully 19.

elover_jm

Darthn3ss wrote:

Ill hopefully be doing the 2 part ccna... so first part will be this summer, 18, and 2nd in the winter, 19.

so yeah, hopefully 19.

Well in that case you don't count :P

not yet at least

Darthn3ss

elover_jm wrote:

Darthn3ss wrote:

Ill hopefully be doing the 2 part ccna... so first part will be this summer, 18, and 2nd in the winter, 19.

so yeah, hopefully 19.

Well in that case you don't count :P

not yet at least

yeah i know

er.... well i got certified in HTML by some online company when i was like 13. does that count?

Stan27

A+ at 16(17 now), I'd be studying for CCNA is I wasn't so damn busy...

markzab

CCNA @ 20
CCDA & CCNP @ 21

All expired.

RD28327

A+ @ 35
Network+ @ 42

As for the long gap between certs, it's a long story ......

deneb829

RD28327 wrote:

A+ @ 35
Network+ @ 42

As for the long gap between certs, it's a long story ......

I went 10 years between certifications .. do tell!

kenny504

A+ and Network+ at 17...CCNA at 18...last hours of studying for security + hopefully I'll pass before april(just a deadline)...studying for 70-270 and 70-290 Hopefully I'll be an MCSA before my 19th b-day in mid-october.

cliffjag

A+ at 16 years