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and I am cacking myself (very worried),

I passed 210 & 215 which I thought was very relevant to the material I
covered, once you wade through the useless text in the questions (I found MS
tried to steer you in the wrong direction a few times to catch you out).

But the 216 I have heard a lot of bad things about, like it's supposed to be
the hardest exam to pass! Do I believe the hype and rumours, or is it too
all relevant to the material I have covered.

I have been using the SmartCertify courseware which I have found so far very
good with excellent backup and Sybex books with CD examples and simulators.

Anyway I just wondered if anyone can pass on some positive feed back about
the exam and offer any tips, obviously I will be working hard revising over
the weekend and I have Monday off (all being well at work) to revise too.

Thanks for your time.

--
Simon Rutley-Frayne MCP +1
IT Manager
Devon Wildlife Trust
UK

"Simon Rutley-Frayne" <> wrote in message
news:...
> and I am cacking myself (very worried),
>
>
Relax, Simon

If you know your stuff, have experience with AD and DNS. You will do fine
with the preparation you have done.

Knock 'em dead.

JaR
MCSA MCNGP#.............................42

Good luck on Tuesday!

Take a deep breath before the exam, and then read each question three times
before you answer it. This exam is not a walk in the park - but I also
don't think its the hardest exam either. You are using lots of sources,
which I like to see. It's best to have more than one reference...why put
all your eggs into one basket. Whatever you do, don't study from 6pm the
night before the exam on - that way you won't confuse yourself.
--
Paisleyskye
http://www.icertify.net
Forums, study guides, A+ QOD Mailings, InfoSec Mailings, great articles,
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"Simon Rutley-Frayne" <> wrote in message
news:...
> and I am cacking myself (very worried),
>
> I passed 210 & 215 which I thought was very relevant to the material I
> covered, once you wade through the useless text in the questions (I found
MS
> tried to steer you in the wrong direction a few times to catch you out).
>
> But the 216 I have heard a lot of bad things about, like it's supposed to
be
> the hardest exam to pass! Do I believe the hype and rumours, or is it too
> all relevant to the material I have covered.
>
> I have been using the SmartCertify courseware which I have found so far
very
> good with excellent backup and Sybex books with CD examples and
simulators.
>
> Anyway I just wondered if anyone can pass on some positive feed back about
> the exam and offer any tips, obviously I will be working hard revising
over
> the weekend and I have Monday off (all being well at work) to revise too.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> --
> Simon Rutley-Frayne MCP +1
> IT Manager
> Devon Wildlife Trust
> UK
>
>

If you used SmartCertify, good luck, good thing you
studied via sybex and have experience.

Good luck anyways!!!

>-----Original Message-----
>and I am cacking myself (very worried),
>
>I passed 210 & 215 which I thought was very relevant to
the material I
>covered, once you wade through the useless text in the
questions (I found MS
>tried to steer you in the wrong direction a few times to
catch you out).
>
>But the 216 I have heard a lot of bad things about, like
it's supposed to be
>the hardest exam to pass! Do I believe the hype and
rumours, or is it too
>all relevant to the material I have covered.
>
>I have been using the SmartCertify courseware which I
have found so far very
>good with excellent backup and Sybex books with CD
examples and simulators.
>
>Anyway I just wondered if anyone can pass on some
positive feed back about
>the exam and offer any tips, obviously I will be working
hard revising over
>the weekend and I have Monday off (all being well at
work) to revise too.
>
>Thanks for your time.
>
>--
>Simon Rutley-Frayne MCP +1
>IT Manager
>Devon Wildlife Trust
>UK
>
>
>.
>

Just make sure you know the basics of DNS, Active Directory, GPOs,
etc...you'll be fine. Sybex is usually pretty good...not so sure about
Smart Certifiy. Try the Transcenders for practice.


Best,
Will
www.mcseworld.com

"Simon Rutley-Frayne" <> wrote in message
news:...
> and I am cacking myself (very worried),
>
> I passed 210 & 215 which I thought was very relevant to the material I
> covered, once you wade through the useless text in the questions (I found
MS
> tried to steer you in the wrong direction a few times to catch you out).
>
> But the 216 I have heard a lot of bad things about, like it's supposed to
be
> the hardest exam to pass! Do I believe the hype and rumours, or is it too
> all relevant to the material I have covered.
>
> I have been using the SmartCertify courseware which I have found so far
very
> good with excellent backup and Sybex books with CD examples and
simulators.
>
> Anyway I just wondered if anyone can pass on some positive feed back about
> the exam and offer any tips, obviously I will be working hard revising
over
> the weekend and I have Monday off (all being well at work) to revise too.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> --
> Simon Rutley-Frayne MCP +1
> IT Manager
> Devon Wildlife Trust
> UK
>
>

Be carefull

>-----Original Message-----
>and I am cacking myself (very worried),
>
>I passed 210 & 215 which I thought was very relevant to
the material I
>covered, once you wade through the useless text in the
questions (I found MS
>tried to steer you in the wrong direction a few times to
catch you out).
>
>But the 216 I have heard a lot of bad things about, like
it's supposed to be
>the hardest exam to pass! Do I believe the hype and
rumours, or is it too
>all relevant to the material I have covered.
>
>I have been using the SmartCertify courseware which I
have found so far very
>good with excellent backup and Sybex books with CD
examples and simulators.
>
>Anyway I just wondered if anyone can pass on some
positive feed back about
>the exam and offer any tips, obviously I will be working
hard revising over
>the weekend and I have Monday off (all being well at
work) to revise too.
>
>Thanks for your time.
>
>--
>Simon Rutley-Frayne MCP +1
>IT Manager
>Devon Wildlife Trust
>UK
>
>
>.
>

May God be your helper
could you write the score and tips i am going to take it tomorrow

>-----Original Message-----
>and I am cacking myself (very worried),
>
>I passed 210 & 215 which I thought was very relevant to
the material I
>covered, once you wade through the useless text in the
questions (I found MS
>tried to steer you in the wrong direction a few times to
catch you out).
>
>But the 216 I have heard a lot of bad things about, like
it's supposed to be
>the hardest exam to pass! Do I believe the hype and
rumours, or is it too
>all relevant to the material I have covered.
>
>I have been using the SmartCertify courseware which I
have found so far very
>good with excellent backup and Sybex books with CD
examples and simulators.
>
>Anyway I just wondered if anyone can pass on some
positive feed back about
>the exam and offer any tips, obviously I will be working
hard revising over
>the weekend and I have Monday off (all being well at
work) to revise too.
>
>Thanks for your time.
>
>--
>Simon Rutley-Frayne MCP +1
>IT Manager
>Devon Wildlife Trust
>UK
>
>
>.
>Well I just took 070-216 last week and passed it to
achieve my MCSA 2000 certificate. I can tell you it was
the toughest of the 4 tests I took. I can offer several
tips and things to study specifically if you would like to
email me I will elaborate further for ya.


Andrew

Being a devonian by birth (strong in the arm and thick in the 'ead) I
sympathise.

You really need to remain calm and focus for the whole of the very
short exam. Time may get away from you...

The questions are written with loads of distractions which if you go
too fast you will skip over and choose the wrong answer.

I believe the exam is 2 hours or less these days meaning you get about
2 mins for each of the questions.

This exam is a real drain on your energy dont expect to do half a
day's work and then sit the exam or sit the exam and do anything
meaningful in the afternoon.

It is often called the beast but it can be tamed.

Final work of advice:

re-read the last sentence in every paragraph in the questions as this
is almost invariably where the question actually lies. Try and read
aloud emphasising "not" or "And"


On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:53:51 -0000, "Simon Rutley-Frayne"
<> wrote:

>and I am cacking myself (very worried),
>
>I passed 210 & 215 which I thought was very relevant to the material I
>covered, once you wade through the useless text in the questions (I found MS
>tried to steer you in the wrong direction a few times to catch you out).
>
>But the 216 I have heard a lot of bad things about, like it's supposed to be
>the hardest exam to pass! Do I believe the hype and rumours, or is it too
>all relevant to the material I have covered.
>
>I have been using the SmartCertify courseware which I have found so far very
>good with excellent backup and Sybex books with CD examples and simulators.
>
>Anyway I just wondered if anyone can pass on some positive feed back about
>the exam and offer any tips, obviously I will be working hard revising over
>the weekend and I have Monday off (all being well at work) to revise too.
>
>Thanks for your time.

Thank you all for your advice, I guess at the end of it all, its really up
to me.

Saturday has passed by (well nearly) and I am getting a bit sick of DHCP,
DNS and WINS (just done a lot today).

Without a doubt my weakest aspect is Subnetting and working out which IP
addresses to use and when, but come Monday I will understand it (or the Cat
gets it (only kidding).

I did a 50 question test exam via Sybex and got 80%, not bad and hopefully I
will do well, Damn it I will do well on Tuesday.

You guys will be among the first to know how I get on.

Thanks again.

--
Simon Rutley-Frayne MCP +1
IT Manager
Devon Wildlife Trust
"Marlin Munrow" <MarlinMunrow-the-> wrote in message
news:...
> Being a devonian by birth (strong in the arm and thick in the 'ead) I
> sympathise.
>
> You really need to remain calm and focus for the whole of the very
> short exam. Time may get away from you...
>
> The questions are written with loads of distractions which if you go
> too fast you will skip over and choose the wrong answer.
>
> I believe the exam is 2 hours or less these days meaning you get about
> 2 mins for each of the questions.
>
> This exam is a real drain on your energy dont expect to do half a
> day's work and then sit the exam or sit the exam and do anything
> meaningful in the afternoon.
>
> It is often called the beast but it can be tamed.
>
> Final work of advice:
>
> re-read the last sentence in every paragraph in the questions as this
> is almost invariably where the question actually lies. Try and read
> aloud emphasising "not" or "And"
>
>
> On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:53:51 -0000, "Simon Rutley-Frayne"
> <> wrote:
>
> >and I am cacking myself (very worried),
> >
> >I passed 210 & 215 which I thought was very relevant to the material I
> >covered, once you wade through the useless text in the questions (I found
MS
> >tried to steer you in the wrong direction a few times to catch you out).
> >
> >But the 216 I have heard a lot of bad things about, like it's supposed to
be
> >the hardest exam to pass! Do I believe the hype and rumours, or is it
too
> >all relevant to the material I have covered.
> >
> >I have been using the SmartCertify courseware which I have found so far
very
> >good with excellent backup and Sybex books with CD examples and
simulators.
> >
> >Anyway I just wondered if anyone can pass on some positive feed back
about
> >the exam and offer any tips, obviously I will be working hard revising
over
> >the weekend and I have Monday off (all being well at work) to revise too.
> >
> >Thanks for your time.
>