snadam wrote: » congrats agent!!! Im starting to get a little more cautious with my studying in lieu of the recent horror stories...cheers! my plan was to go for 298 after this, but it might change once I sit down and really compare the two.
bwcarty wrote: » If you liked 291 and 294, 297 should be pretty easy. I took it last week after very little studying...mostly refreshers on DNS/WINS/DHCP and some lessons on NT4 migrations using Transcender as my primary study material. I didn't get the greatest score, but it was enough to pass first time. 298 is more flexible though.
Agent6376 wrote: » That's a good thing. Honestly I thought I would have done much better than I did. Seemed like with all other exams I thought to myself that there's a chance I'd fail-and I passed with 850 or better each time. This exam I finally felt confident and wanted to see a nice shiny score, only to see 746 (NOT to say that I'm complaining, it just took me for surprise.)
Agent6376 wrote: » I passed 70-294 with a score of 746 this morning. What I took from this exam is that it was more difficult than the others in that the other exams have three wrong answers and one right answer, whereas this exam has two, sometimes three "right" answers but only one of them is the Microsoft way of thinking. There are many different ways to design Active Directory, and people training for this exam should take a step back from what they already know about AD and really look into the way Microsoft considers correct. I now have to decide to take 70-297 or 70-298. I'm not sure which one I'd rather take at the moment but I'm leaning towards 70-298. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks to the moderators for this site, and thanks to the contributors for the help that they lend. Good Luck 70-294 takers!
Agent6376 wrote: » Hey vti2003, I'm lucky enough to get my hands on both the Testout and CBT nuggets software. I set a realistic timeline of when I believe I'll be ready for the exam-based on going through the introduction to the course. From there, I set my date in mind and buy my voucher. I go through Testout first and really grab the basics of what's needed, then I follow up with CBT nuggets to go a bit more in-depth into the topics and if I feel like I need work on a particular area, I'll review the topics. Once I feel like I understand the information well enough-I go into test prep mode and work out my Transcenders. I focus on doing the best I can on the practice exams before I've memorized the questions. If you run into mindblocks along the way, you're not alone. You can come on the forums and ask for help. Most of the people you'll find on here have been in your situation and they are more than willing to help. Good luck with your exams!
