Typically Vue offers discount certification exams at TechEd so this year I decided to complete my MCSD.  I had been very lazy putting off the final 70-300 exam on solution architectures.  Now that I have taken it I know I had nothing to worry about.  Someone described it as a reading comprehension test and I concur.  There are a few questions you need to make technology decisions on.  You also need to understand what kinds of things would be on different types of design docs.  I had 3 scenerios and 30 questions.  I am glad to be finished with it.  Perhaps my next certification will be the Architecture route.  They are announcing that certification here at TechEd.

For anyone else considering certification I have great news.  First if you are at TechEd you can probably still take an exam for half price.  Second, if you fail you can retake an exam for free.  That offer comes from Microsoft and has been extended through the summer.  You do not have to be at TechEd for that one.