MCSD boot camp?

Chris · Aug 22, 2004

Anyone have any feedback on www.thetrainingcamp.com 14-
day MCSD boot camp?

Matt · Aug 28, 2004

Yup, I'm taking it right now in Virginia-- just completed
316 on Wed and 315 tonight, Web Services on Sunday.

The lectures are a firehose to the face of the Microsoft
self-paced learning books plus the instructor's
knowledge. You'll be slammed with the reader's digest
version of the books and up until the wee hours with self
tests. It's lecture and self test heavy with some demos
sprinkled in, light on labs-- the focus definitely on
getting the cert although when you pull your head out of
the books you realize how much you really know.

My instructor is excellent-- he teaches! and is very
experienced on giving this class and knows what you need
to know to pass the tests but also makes sure that you're
learning things that are important but not on the test.

Advice:
1) Make sure you've got some real-world development
experience-- non-developers are going to stuggle.
2) Get up to speed on ADO.NET inside and out before you
get there (I didn't but I wish I had).
3) Show up rested on day 1!
4) Wait for deep discounts on the price or negotiate it
down. I got $5600 for the 14 day MCSD.
5) Make sure you plan to stay at the hotel or on site.
You will have no time for anything else except for test
days- you'll the evening off.

The Poster Formerly Known as Kline Sphere · Aug 28, 2004

spam

Yup, I'm taking it right now in Virginia-- just completed
316 on Wed and 315 tonight, Web Services on Sunday.

The lectures are a firehose to the face of the Microsoft
self-paced learning books plus the instructor's
knowledge. You'll be slammed with the reader's digest
version of the books and up until the wee hours with self
tests. It's lecture and self test heavy with some demos
sprinkled in, light on labs-- the focus definitely on
getting the cert although when you pull your head out of
the books you realize how much you really know.

My instructor is excellent-- he teaches! and is very
experienced on giving this class and knows what you need
to know to pass the tests but also makes sure that you're
learning things that are important but not on the test.

Advice:
1) Make sure you've got some real-world development
experience-- non-developers are going to stuggle.
2) Get up to speed on ADO.NET inside and out before you
get there (I didn't but I wish I had).
3) Show up rested on day 1!
4) Wait for deep discounts on the price or negotiate it
down. I got $5600 for the 14 day MCSD.
5) Make sure you plan to stay at the hotel or on site.
You will have no time for anything else except for test
days- you'll the evening off.
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Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3

The Poster Formerly Known as Kline Sphere · Aug 28, 2004

more than likely spam

Yah, I went there.. I did it mainly because it was a 2 week deal, and with
work etc.. there is no way I could have done it that quickly on my own. It
is expensive, so it really depends on what your looking for. You can do it
on your own far cheaper. For my situation, time was a factor which is why I
went the training camp route.

As far as their program goes, its pretty nice. I don't know about their
other locations, but the one in Bushkill PA is very nice. They have some
deal worked out with a resort up there, so you get your own private villa
which is like an efficiency as opposed to a hotel room. (stove, microwave,
small fridge, couch, etc..) They provide everything, books (you keep),
computer labs, etc.. All testing is done on site, and your tests are
included. (keep in mind, if you fail a test, you have to pay for the
makeup.) Breakfest and lunch are taken care of by restraunts at the resort,
and in the building where you have class/tests, they have a kitchen stocked
with junk food, soft drinks, coffee, etc..

My only recommendation is that you are very comfortable with .Net before
going in. People who were new to .Net didn't do very well. You have at most
2 days between exams, so if you don't have a good frame of reference coming
in, it becomes very difficult to keep up.

Otherwise, if you need to get it done fast, training camp certainly is an
excellent option. They take care of everything minus dinners. All you have
to do is study and take tests. Just be prepared for 12 - 13 hour days except
on days you take a tests. (depending on how early you take your tests, you
get a little breather).

good luck
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Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3

The Poster Formerly Known as Kline Sphere · Aug 28, 2004

Anyone have any feedback on www.thetrainingcamp.com 14-

day MCSD boot camp?
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Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3

Pollux · Aug 28, 2004

4) Wait for deep discounts on the price or negotiate it
down. I got $5600 for the 14 day MCSD.
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And you still overpaid.

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