If you have been sitting on the fence about completing the MCSD , and taking
the 2 VFP exams -
well guess what -

the MCSD cert that INCLUDES the VFP exams will 'NO LONGER be tested for'
after the 30th of June 2004.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcsd/requirements.asp

BUT ? hurry up - you still have time

and ?
if you take a sql elective in MCSD that counts as one of the CORE exams IN
MCDBA ?
you can get 2 certs from 6 exams [and not the usual 8] .