I ve bought microsoft training kit and gathered hundresds of free tests and some free study guides on 210, have just began to study today.

I appreciate any help about my questin.

Question is, how many hours do I need to pass the 210?

I know it depends on many things such as networking experience, IQ level, etc.

I worked for a LAN company which mainly focused in Cat5 and Fiber optic cabling, hub and switch installations for LAN. So I am familiar with most networking terms but I am not more then a home user about win 2000 and never had any OS administrator experience.

Since i've never taken any Microsoft tests, can not figure out how many hours do I need to pass this 210 exam.

I must have a schedule and a good plan and need some help please.

I am an unemployee at the moment and decided to dedicate myself to this mcse cert. stuff which means i can study 8 hors a day

waiting for help...

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What I can suggest is:

Get a machine and install Windows 2000 on it. As you read your training kit, try all the exercises. Learn the skills base on the exam objectives set by Microsoft. Get more lab exercises and practise on them. You'll need to do more hands-on to know the stuff.

For the feel of how the exam will be, you can try the exams on www.cert21.com. Also, I recommend Transcender as the practice exam. Do the exams by understanding each questions and all the options given. Know why a certain option is not correct, etc.

Hope this helps a little. Good luck!

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I agree with Anthonie read the MOC and do the exercises in the book and get the Transcenders. Once your done with the book and your getting high marks on the Transcenders you will be ready to take the test.

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thanks anthonie and RobertJ...I'll follow your advices. what I was really wondering was how many hours does an average person need to pass the 210 but perhaps it's not easy to say it since it depends on many conditions. I guess 60-70 hours for each exam.

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I think 70-80 hours would be more than enough in most cases. For myself, I would figure about half that, but then I have a base of prior experience and knowledge in the field to build on. While I don't think the MOC's really prepare you adequately for what is on the tests, I they are often designed for a 40 hour course. So there's another indication that 30-40 hours might be enough in many, if not most, cases.

I'm taking 210 and 215 next month, two weeks apart. I'm pretty much ready to go on 210. Since I work full time (and overtime), I have to squeeze in the study time, and don't really know how much time I've spent preparing for 210. But my gut feel is that 30-40 hours would be in the ballpark. I'm off now for a couple of weeks, so finding 30-40 hours for 215 before Jan 22 shouldn't be a problem.

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You can't really say how many hours it will take someone since people are different in knowledge, my advice is to pick up a book and read it, do alot of practice exams and if your not scoring high read the book again or buy a better book then do practice exams again. Once you're scoring good on the practice exams, go take it.

Just my opinion

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I agree with PotatoHead.

I never counted how many hours I took to prepare for the exams. And I never bothered to figure out. For me, how many hours of studies is not the measure of whether I am ready for the exam.

For instance, after I've passed my 210, I took my 215 a few days later with only a few hours of preparation. And I passed.

Then for my 216 and 217, I did more reading, more research, and more practice exams. Until the stage that I felt I was ready, I went for the exams.

So to conclude, the most important thing is not how many hours you've studied but whether you are ready for the exam.

Good Luck!

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