From ZERO to MCSA in 9 weeks!

meadIT

70-290 - June 27
70-620 - July 26
70-291 - August 9
Security+ - August 29

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astorrs

Well done! 293 next?

meadIT

Yep, I have the Syngress book sitting right here. May take the long weekend off though.

Mmartin_47

Dang. How did you happen to finish that fast?

mamono

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?

meadIT

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+.

NetAdmin2436

Sweet, good job!

Jaqmar2001

Wow, the amazing...What is CBT's and Syngress??? What are the books called???

Martin.

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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

snadam

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.

meadIT

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.

shednik

Congrats all the MCSA!! I think someone may give astorrs a run for his money on the speed of getting an MCSE

Diminutive

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.