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c what i told u earlier is my opinion n many people who are fresher in networking field follow this path. its u have to decide wat u want to do, if ur base level is not strong, ur top floors will not stnad for much time. i mean if u dnt have ur basic strong, than how u gonna prepare for CCNA n CCNP.

ur school people are correct, CompTIA does not hold much reputation than Microsoft Certification. But many networking aspirant go for a+ or network+ cert before they try their hands in mcse or mcsa.

dude, if u r having prob with financially with school,you can go for some other ways for certification preparation, like e-learning. There are sites which provide authorized study material, n chat sessions with experts to solve your queries.