Exam order

whats the best order to take the exams, I'm not on a course and doing the
qualification off my own back.
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Always looking for help in order to help others.

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"barney boy" <> wrote in message
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> whats the best order to take the exams, I'm not on a course and doing the
> qualification off my own back.
> --
> Barney
>
> Always looking for help in order to help others.

You must, I repeat MUST take the exams in numerical order. Any other order
will completely invalidate your certification and you must start all over
again. Microsoft keeps close tabs on the order that people take there exams
in, so don't mess around with this!

Similarly, you must read each MOC book from front to back and do not skip
any chapters or read them out of order. Start with the introduction and
table of contents, and do not forget to read the glossary and index when you
are done with all the chapters. Microsoft knows when you've not followed
these guidelines as well, and will fail your exam even if you get every
single answer correct.

Hope this helps!

Have a nice day!

Frisbee®

Take 270 first. The XP exam is easier than the server exams and will get you
used to the testing environment. After that its really a question of what
order you want to study. 290 and 291 are pretty darn close to each other in
content so I would plan to take them close to each other to get the most bang
for your buck in terms of study time. Personally I did 290 and 291 next
since that material is really essential for any of the design and
infrastructure stuff.
--
John Strohecker, MCSE


"barney boy" wrote:

> whats the best order to take the exams, I'm not on a course and doing the
> qualification off my own back.
> --
> Barney
>
> Always looking for help in order to help others.

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April 6, 2006

I just want the original poster to realize this was extreme sarcasm on
Frisbee's part, and you DO NOT have to take them in numerical order.

(And you won't fail an exam if you miss a single question....)

I haven't taken the MCSE exams, so can't comment on the easiest order, but
John gave some good advice.

Good luck!
--
Joseph Bittman
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional -- DPM

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"Frisbee®" <> wrote in message
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> "barney boy" <> wrote in message
> news:CAF0FA0B-FAFE-48B7-A488-...
>> whats the best order to take the exams, I'm not on a course and doing the
>> qualification off my own back.
>> --
>> Barney
>>
>> Always looking for help in order to help others.
>
> You must, I repeat MUST take the exams in numerical order. Any other
> order will completely invalidate your certification and you must start all
> over again. Microsoft keeps close tabs on the order that people take
> there exams in, so don't mess around with this!
>
> Similarly, you must read each MOC book from front to back and do not skip
> any chapters or read them out of order. Start with the introduction and
> table of contents, and do not forget to read the glossary and index when
> you are done with all the chapters. Microsoft knows when you've not
> followed these guidelines as well, and will fail your exam even if you get
> every single answer correct.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Have a nice day!
>
>

Joseph Bittman MVP MCSD

"Joseph Bittman MVP MCSD" <> wrote in message
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> April 6, 2006
>
> I just want the original poster to realize this was extreme sarcasm on
> Frisbee's part, and you DO NOT have to take them in numerical order.

The hell you say!

> (And you won't fail an exam if you miss a single question....)

I don't recall stating anything that implied that, but wow... you sure about
that?

> I haven't taken the MCSE exams, so can't comment on the easiest order, but
> John gave some good advice.

Well, I'll just have to read old John's poast then!

> Good luck!

Takes more than luck, kid.

Frisbee®

"Joseph Bittman MVP MCSD" <> wrote in
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> I just want the original poster to realize this was extreme sarcasm on
> Frisbee's part, and you DO NOT have to take them in numerical order.

NO WAY!!!!1111ELEVEN!!!

Sonofagun, you mean that I didn't have to take them all in order?

Man, now you tell me!

Furrfu!

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JaR
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JaR

Thank you John i shall take your advice, I was intending to take 270 first as
I am about to do my MCDST in the next three weeks. Thanks to Frisbee, it was
so nice of you to help. Good job my English sense of humour is warped enough
to have not taken you too seriously. What a way to treat a person in need !!

Barney

Always looking for help in order to help others.

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"barney boy" <> wrote in message
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> Thank you John i shall take your advice, I was intending to take 270 first
> as
> I am about to do my MCDST in the next three weeks. Thanks to Frisbee, it
> was
> so nice of you to help. Good job my English sense of humour is warped
> enough
> to have not taken you too seriously. What a way to treat a person in need
> !!

Well, I'm glad somebody gets it. Maybe you can explain it to humo(u)rless
Mr. Bittman.

Frisbee®

did you hear =?Utf-8?B?YmFybmV5IGJveQ==?=
<> say in news:A05DFE58-BCDF-4BF5-
9860-:

> What a way to treat a person in need !!
>

we aim to please (or at least enjoy a laugh)

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"Joseph Bittman MVP MCSD" <> wrote in message
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> April 6, 2006
>
> I just want the original poster to realize this was extreme sarcasm on
> Frisbee's part, and you DO NOT have to take them in numerical order.

Extreme sarcasm loses much of it's wit and charm when you explicitly explain
it as such, don't you think?

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Mitch "yer such a Jameshole" S.
MCNGP XLVIII (Now do the other certs REALLY matter?)
Get yer sorry James over to www.mcngp.com

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