Hi Sue,
MCP is the first step you make in a long process that does not have an end.
Depending on the career/certification goals you set for yourself you may
choose any of a number of courses.
For one, almost every Microsoft Certification exam (NOT ALL but MOST) are
MCP qualifying exams. It is up to you to pick the right one, but I always
advise people try an exam based on what they know better as the first one -
none of the exams are easy, and the more familiar you are with the material
the better your chances for success.
When I first walked into a training centre some years ago I asked the same
question, and they told me that the accepted path for my goals (MCSA then
MCSE) would be to take the desktop exam (070-210 (Windows 2000 Professional))
first, then the server exam, then move on to the real environment exams. It
was good advice, and today I am happy I went that path.
(quick anecdote: I took four courses in succession and nearly decided to
take the hardest exam, 070-216:Infrastructure) first. I am quite sure that
since I failed the easy exam, the harder exam would have made me sick!
Lesson: Start easy and move up to harder gradually, not the other way around.)
Good luck and let us know how it goes!
M
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"Sue" wrote:
> I am an IT student and would like to take MCP, what are the courses I need to
> do, what are the exam #'s. How to prepare for this. Any suggestions for me.
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> Sue