Should I go for my RHCT cert this summer?

My school is offering a free RHCT voucher for the top 30 students in the the Redhat linux class (so far I got a 99% avg). If the school was nearby the answer to my question would be an obvious "yes", but its over a 3+ hour round trip. Is the RHCT worth the long trip + the additional study time? I don't know the demand RHCT certified people. Should I go for it?

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tpatt100

I am on the fence going for both of the LPI exams or the CISA exam in June. I would prefer the Redhat Cert but the real life hands on lab scares the hell out of me. I get test anxiety anyways but I would probably freak the heck out doing it for real.

RouteThisWay

exampasser wrote: »

My school is offering a free RHCT voucher for the top 30 students in the the Redhat linux class (so far I got a 99% avg). If the school was nearby the answer to my question would be an obvious "yes", but its over a 3+ hour round trip. Is the RHCT worth the long trip + the additional study time? I don't know the demand RHCT certified people. Should I go for it?

If Linux is something you want to work with professionally, then do it.

If not, then don't.

It's up to you whether you want to persue it in a professional environment. Obviously, if it is.... then it is worth it. If you have no interest in it, then no... it isn't worth it.

snadam

exampasser wrote: »

My school is offering a free RHCT voucher for the top 30 students in the the Redhat linux class (so far I got a 99% avg). If the school was nearby the answer to my question would be an obvious "yes", but its over a 3+ hour round trip. Is the RHCT worth the long trip + the additional study time? I don't know the demand RHCT certified people. Should I go for it?

Free is hard to pass up though, albeit you are paying for gas, wear and tear etc.

whats the course duration? Days, week?

dynamik

exampasser wrote: »

My school is offering a free RHCT voucher for the top 30 students in the the Redhat linux class (so far I got a 99% avg). If the school was nearby the answer to my question would be an obvious "yes", but its over a 3+ hour round trip. Is the RHCT worth the long trip + the additional study time? I don't know the demand RHCT certified people. Should I go for it?

Do the RHCE. Go big or go home!

Even if you come up short, you can still earn an RHCT, so you don't have anything to lose (except a little extra money).

tpatt100 wrote: »

I am on the fence going for both of the LPI exams or the CISA exam in June. I would prefer the Redhat Cert but the real life hands on lab scares the hell out of me. I get test anxiety anyways but I would probably freak the heck out doing it for real.

Push it off until December and take it in NOLA. Some of us are taking it then, and the after-party won't disappoint!

TheShadow

I believe it is a $400 exam so a 3 hour drive is $133.33 an hour. Better than NY taxi drivers make on Friday night. So is it worth it to be certified in arguably the second most used corporate OS. I guess I'd have to think about the offer...Not

exampasser

snadam wrote: »

Free is hard to pass up though, albeit you are paying for gas, wear and tear etc.

whats the course duration? Days, week?

It's a regular semester-long course that is part of my degree program.

snadam

exampasser wrote: »

It's a regular semester-long course that is part of my degree program.

oooh, well then yea that's hard to justify.