I'm studying for my ACE (Adobe Certified Expert) in PhotoShop, and was wondering if there are other members out there that have gone this route as well. Does anyone know how the pending upgrade to version 7 impacts certifcation for version 6(x)? At $150 a pop, I'm not sure if I should wait and polish my skill set on the "new" features in 7 or just get it over with and take the exam now. I worked for a while for a software developer and "certification" was a really big thing, they would even pay for the exams (as long as you passed LOL). Now I'm the senior graphic artist with another company and I'll have to pay for the exam myself.

Anybody got an opinon??