How to study for the MCSA: SQL Server Exams?

Hi guys,
Forgive me if this question has already been answered but I'm simply trying to find out the best way to tackle the three exams required for the MCSA in SQL Server. I read a blog post on the Pluralsight website which, in discussing the MCSA in Windows
Server, it was advised that the best approach is to study for all three exams rather than one at a time as there's a certain amount of overlap.
My question is does this apply to SQL Server 2012 too? Or would it be bets to study for, and take, the three exams separately and one at a time? I'm just completing the Trainsignal (now Pluralsight) SQL Server 2012 Administration Essentials 28-video course
and was just about to begin going through the equivalent book when I read the blog post.
My background is mainly in desktop/server support (10years following an IT degree) and before now, have had no real exposure to SQL Server. I was asked about a year ago by my current manager to "keep an eye" on the SQL instances we have and began
by replicating the our fail-over cluster in a virtual environment for testing purposes and to gain an understanding of the set-up. I've since developed a keen interest in SQL Server and plan to get certified...
Many thanks in advance.
Marcus.
Exams are:
1
Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
2
Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases
3
Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Hello,
My humble recommendation is to study for each exam one at a time. I found 70-461 most difficult exam of SQL Server I have
taken to this date for its XML content and the extent of the exam. Go for 70-461 first.
You will find tips and recommendations on the following Channel 9 resources:
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2013/EXM15
(70-461)
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2013/EXM16
(70-462)
Hope this helps.
Regards,
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