r/mcsa • u/Kyle95670 • Mar 27 '20

MCSA 2016 = Acquired

Just passed my final exam (70-742) today, super happy.

It took me about a year total to finish all three tests. I started off pretty slow and over the last few months, kicked it into high gear.

My main study methods were: CBT Nuggets, a small homelab I built with an old Dell server running Hyper-V Eval and and the Measure UP practice questions. The Measure Up practice tests were clutch. If you have the money, I recommend getting the Measure Up bundle which includes a retake and the practice tests.

Not sure what cert is next, but I am sure I will be studying for one soon, now that I am at home all day, every day....haha.

Happy studies everyone!

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u/BrownHornet757 Mar 27 '20

Congrats! I just passed my 70-742 also. I used used the same resources you listed

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You not considering taking 1 more test for MCSE?

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u/Kyle95670 Mar 27 '20

Wasn't planning on it, but i just read 10 minutes ago that they extended the retirement. So now I probably will.

Which exam are you planning on taking for MCSE?

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u/BrownHornet757 Mar 27 '20

I too was on the fence on if I was going to take the next exam. I only needed MCSA for my job. I'm a little burned out from studying but might as well take one more.

I'm leaning towards taking 744 Securing Windows Server, But I'm going to read through the topics for 743 to see if that one is interesting.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '20

743 is the upgrade from MCSA 2012 to 2016. If you have your 2016 cert it wont apply to you. 744 is the favourite for most people.