http://blogs.technet.com/b/themasterblog/archive/2012/02/24/uwe-ricken-shares-his-story-the-path-to-mcm-certification.aspxUwe Ricken shared his story of his path to SQL Masters certification on the SQL Server Central forums . I am reposting his story here with his permission. Thanks for sharing your experience, Uwe! Hi all, I've just got the information that i haveen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.technet.com/b/themasterblog/archive/2012/02/24/uwe-ricken-shares-his-story-the-path-to-mcm-certification.aspx#3483504Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:02:49 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3483504Bodhisatya Mookherjee<p>Congrats Uwe for passing the knowledge exam and best wishes for your lab exam. The article was very helpful in understand the process of preparing for the MCM exam.The biggest challenge in prepearing this exam is to decide &quot;What to study and what not to?&quot; &nbsp;Thank you and congratulations once again. Hope to see your name in the elite team very soon!!!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3483504" width="1" height="1">