Hi, waterbrain342.
There are a few certifications available for full time students in college called Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certifications. Pass one (1) of the offered exams (98-361, 98-375, or 98-379) and you earn a MTA title in software engineering.
Learn more here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mta-certification.aspx#developer
Alternately, you may wish to pursue a professional certification that will have more value on your resume, such as a MCSD. Note that MTA exams are cheaper (sometimes free for college students if offered through their college) than professional certification
exams.
Based on your interests in C# and ASP.NET, I would suggest you work towards the MCSD: Web Applications title, here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcsd-web-apps-certification.aspx
It requires you to pass three (3) exams: 70-480 or 70-483 (pick one), 70-486, and 70-487. Once you pass 70-480 or 70-483 you also will earn a
Specialist certification, shown here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/specialist-certification.aspx
Note that each of the pages I mentioned above give links to the certification exams. To pass the exams, you must study each topics shown in the exam description. I recommend using
http://msdn.microsoft.com and Google search for topics on peoples' blogs to fill in your knowledge gaps.
As well, you may want to buy a study book from Amazon for the exams. Note what people state on the book reviews to tell how good the book is. Here is one for the C# (70-483) exam:
http://www.amazon.com/Exam-Ref-70-483-Programming-MCSD/dp/0735676828
As well, I recommend chatting with others on the certification forums for Microsoft exams. For example, here is the forum for the Visual Studio:https://borntolearn.mslearn.net/forums/f/567
One last tip - don't ever give up! These exams are hard! There are plenty of people who never become certified or gave up after failing an exam. Just try again and pass it next time or the time after that. Your transcript does not reveal the number of attempts;
just passed exams.
Microsoft is offering a deal for four (4) free retakes if you fail the exam the first few times. Check them out here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/offers.aspx
I recommend studying for the exam that will be easiest for you. Is it C# (70-483) or HTML5 (70-480)? Then pass the remaining two exams, 70-486 and 70-487.
Good luck!
Best wishes, Davin Mickelson
