# In Search Of ... The Last MCSE

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-the-last-mcse/56324
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 1, 2001, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-the-last-mcse/56324 "2001-03-01T04:07:58Z")
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### Author: ![trose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@trose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trose)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2001, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-the-last-mcse/56324/1 "2001-03-01T04:07:58Z")

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Today was the last day to take certification tests for Windows NT. Those who squeaked under the wire must re-cert in Win2K by Dec 31. So–any other Dopers out there among the test-taking throng? Who will be the last geek on earth to receive the coveted Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer designation?

FTR, I didn’t get the MCSE, but I passed Workstation, my last of the “four core”, at 6 p.m. CST. And the guy running the testing station was promising walk-ins that he’d stay open until they all had their chance at bat.