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I wanto apply MCSE ,Should I take classes or self study
This largely depends on your experience and budget. Classes can run anywhere from a few hundred dollars to well over a thousand per exam. If your employer is paying for it, great! I highly recommend taking a class with a qualified instructor. If you're paying for it yourself, that's fine too - but make sure you know the quality of the school and the instructor. I've taken a few instructor lead classes at a local Microsoft Certified Technical Education Centers (CTECs), and each time all of the instructors followed the Microsoft Official Curriculum to the letter (page by page) and didn't add a whole lot of value to the training. Self study is definitely cheaper and more convenient, but requires a lot of discipline. It also helps to have a fellow MCSE around to answer questions if you get stuck.
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