What’s the longest time you have studied for a cert?

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I've just started doing the A+. I'm aiming for 1 exam per month

 

Depends on a ton of factors:
1) prior experience
2) study materials used
3) amount of free time (jobs? spouse? kids?)
4) capacity for quick learning
5) difficulty of the certification you are studying

Everyone's different. It wouldn't be fair to compare how long it takes me to study with how long it takes someone else to study. For example, I didn't study for the A+. But I took it well after I had already established myself as a tech, so you can't really compare my situation with that of a newbie tech. On the other hand, I studied for a long time on Oracle certification exams (failing one of them along the way). It wouldn't be fair to compare my situation with that of someone who works on Oracle databases on a daily basis.

 

I've got a turn around time of about two weeks per exam at the moment
longest, hmm, probably two months
technically my MCSE has been on hold since 2003 so you could say 4 years! LOL

 

Just over 2 months per exam so far, although im sure that will increase as the exams get harder.

 

I've passed them without study before... and I've taken over a year for one before.

 

9 months for me (3 exams, which includes one horrible fail) A+.
im hoping to complete mcdst by end of the year - it seems a long time, but i aint in no hurry, plus, i'd rather take my time and pass rather than rush and fail... of course, once you get the hang of books, learning technique and know some of the topic, then the timeframe should decrease...

but Pheonix now, well, we know he has his weetabix in the morning!