MCSA Cert Question?

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Hi All. This is my first time in this group, so if I'm asking
questions that get asked all the time, my apologies. No trolling
intended I can assure you.

I've been a Windows server support specialist for a federal agency for
about 4 years now and even though there's no monitary or immediate
tangible benefits from my employer I'd still like to go for my MCSA or
MCSE cert just for my own edification. I had the equivolent of an MCSA

on NT 4.0 and that was the last time I attempted to certify in
anything. It may come in handy down the line as the possibility of the

department requiring certifications comes up every once in awhile.


Anyway I had a few questions regarding certifying:


1. This is an opinion poll, actually. IYHO, is it worth at this point

going for a 2003 MCSx cert or would you, if you were in my situation,
just wait for Vista's cert track?


2. How difficult are the individual MCP exams on a scale of 1 to 10
(Network Essentials being a "1" and CCNE being a "10").


3. Are the transcenders as valuable a study tool as they were back in
NT4 days or is there better practice test software out there now?


4. Anybody know if study materials and/or test fees can be claimed as
a tax write-off?


Thanks much.


:Bazooka-Joe

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