Hi all, have just ordered the self paced books for the core elements of the
2003 Server MCSE and wondered how much study time you would recommend before
sitting the first exam.

I have no experience of 2003 Server but am fairly competent in a pure
Windows 2000 Server/Client environment, albeit in a small business scenario.
Also have about 4 years experience dealing with end user situations using
all OS's from 95 up to XP pro.

I have already received the 180 day trial versions and have a machine ready
for practical experience.

Any help greatly appreciated - but please no comments such as the one on
Amazon.com - 'I read the 4000 pages on a Friday afternoon and passed the
exams that evening'.

Cheers, Gary.

Re: How much study time for MCSE by Consultant

Consultant
Tue Jan 06 12:15:37 CST 2004

3-4 weeks per exam, since you have no hands on with it
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"Gazsa" <gazsa13@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bteqve$5k4ai$1@ID-196467.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all, have just ordered the self paced books for the core elements of
the
> 2003 Server MCSE and wondered how much study time you would recommend
before
> sitting the first exam.
>
> I have no experience of 2003 Server but am fairly competent in a pure
> Windows 2000 Server/Client environment, albeit in a small business
scenario.
> Also have about 4 years experience dealing with end user situations using
> all OS's from 95 up to XP pro.
>
> I have already received the 180 day trial versions and have a machine
ready
> for practical experience.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated - but please no comments such as the one on
> Amazon.com - 'I read the 4000 pages on a Friday afternoon and passed the
> exams that evening'.
>
> Cheers, Gary.
>
>



Re: How much study time for MCSE by Marlin

Marlin
Tue Jan 06 16:14:25 CST 2004

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:26:08 -0000, "Gazsa" <gazsa13@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi all, have just ordered the self paced books for the core elements of the
>2003 Server MCSE and wondered how much study time you would recommend before
>sitting the first exam.
>
>I have no experience of 2003 Server but am fairly competent in a pure
>Windows 2000 Server/Client environment, albeit in a small business scenario.
>Also have about 4 years experience dealing with end user situations using
>all OS's from 95 up to XP pro.
>
>I have already received the 180 day trial versions and have a machine ready
>for practical experience.
>
>Any help greatly appreciated - but please no comments such as the one on
>Amazon.com - 'I read the 4000 pages on a Friday afternoon and passed the
>exams that evening'.
>
>Cheers, Gary.
>
I'd agree with Consultant only so far.

I'd recommend starting with 2 weeks on a "accelerated learning" audio
book course to ensure you sharpen up your study skills and memory
skills.
http://www.howtoeducation.com/Catalog/Brian%20Tracy/Accelerated%20Learning%20Techniques.htm
its about $70.

70-297 and 70-270 are ones I think will take more study than the
others (perhaps 5 weeks)

I'd recommend steering clear of transcender right now and asking here
about some of the free practice tests on the web.

Good luck all the same!


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Re: How much study time for MCSE by Consultant

Consultant
Tue Jan 06 16:23:09 CST 2004

mine was a pretty broad estimate. it is very difficult to answer that, as
everyone learns at a different pace.

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"Marlin (the PFY) Munrow" <the_pfy@vroomfondlehotmail.com> wrote in message
news:t6cmvv4gunalc2dvqj68t31kobu3pfogki@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:26:08 -0000, "Gazsa" <gazsa13@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi all, have just ordered the self paced books for the core elements of
the
> >2003 Server MCSE and wondered how much study time you would recommend
before
> >sitting the first exam.
> >
> >I have no experience of 2003 Server but am fairly competent in a pure
> >Windows 2000 Server/Client environment, albeit in a small business
scenario.
> >Also have about 4 years experience dealing with end user situations using
> >all OS's from 95 up to XP pro.
> >
> >I have already received the 180 day trial versions and have a machine
ready
> >for practical experience.
> >
> >Any help greatly appreciated - but please no comments such as the one on
> >Amazon.com - 'I read the 4000 pages on a Friday afternoon and passed the
> >exams that evening'.
> >
> >Cheers, Gary.
> >
> I'd agree with Consultant only so far.
>
> I'd recommend starting with 2 weeks on a "accelerated learning" audio
> book course to ensure you sharpen up your study skills and memory
> skills.
>
http://www.howtoeducation.com/Catalog/Brian%20Tracy/Accelerated%20Learning%20Techniques.htm
> its about $70.
>
> 70-297 and 70-270 are ones I think will take more study than the
> others (perhaps 5 weeks)
>
> I'd recommend steering clear of transcender right now and asking here
> about some of the free practice tests on the web.
>
> Good luck all the same!
>
>
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> doubt and uncertainty!"
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Re: How much study time for MCSE by Marlin

Marlin
Wed Jan 07 11:46:55 CST 2004

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:23:09 -0800, "Consultant"
<consultant_mcngp_removepants@yahoo.com> wrote:

>mine was a pretty broad estimate. it is very difficult to answer that, as
>everyone learns at a different pace.

Fair point

I guess what I was getting at is that there's so much more detail in
the 2k3 track that you need to study much smarter than you needed to
for 2k - hence the recommendation on the accelerated learning thing.

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