How To Pass The Architecture Registration Exam: A Handbook To Taking The ARE

by Michael Riscica AIA

Overview

No matter where you are in the ARE process, you will benefit from this book. From deciding if taking the ARE is the right path for you to figuring out what to do after you've passed, How to Pass the ARE will give valuable information to help you move through the AREs towards becoming a Licensed Architect.

In 120 pages, How to Pass the Architecture Registration Exam, takes a thorough look at the following topics:

What the ARE is and how to wrap your head around it.

Is taking the ARE even right for you? How to use all the study material.

Dealing with failure.

How to mentally think about the ARE.

Understanding how you learn.

How to break down multiple choice questions.

Things to consider on testing day.

How to survive the long-haul commitment of getting through 7 exams.

Finishing the process and becoming licensed.

If you're working full-time and trying to figure out how to fit the exam into your busy schedule, this book is DEFINITELY for you. Not only does How to Pass the ARE provide a realistic approach to taking and completing the ARE while working full-time, it also serves as a one-stop resource for real-life, practical guidance.

Best of all, your investment in "How to Pass the ARE" will pay for itself many times over. Sure, there is a ton of free ARE information available out there. Halfway through my ARE's I started to realize that my time would be my most valuable resource. I guarantee that no other single resource will save you as much time as getting the comprehensive, experienced-based knowledge you need-all written by someone who has actually taken the exam and all in one place!

But, you don't have to take my word for it. If you purchase How to Pass the ARE and feel that it provided you no value, I will issue a full refund-and apologize for wasting your time.

Good luck on your journey toward becoming a Licensed Architect.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781517475376
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	04/21/2015
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Michael Riscica is a licensed Architect, living in the beautiful city of Portland, Oregon, with his yellow Labrador Retriever.

After graduating from architecture school in 2007, he began taking the AREs in 2009 while the exam was in the middle of transitioning from ARE 3.1 to ARE 4.0. He quickly completed it and actually enjoyed studying for the CDS, PPP, SPD, and SD exams-due to the fact that much of the information helped him with his day job at a firm.

During the recession and in the middle of unemployment, Michael failed the structures exam. This all forced him to take a short break from the ARE for a little while... Which before he knew it, turned out to be 1.5 years!

At the end of 2012, Michael became really frustrated with not being a licensed architect. At this point, not having a license to practice architecture was holding him back from advancing his career and building his own business. He was also starting to run out of time with the 5-year rolling clock and the old 6-month wait after failed exams.

Michael spent the entire year of 2013 very aggressively studying, obsessing over, and taking 4 AREs. He passed his last exam in October 2013 and was licensed in December 2013.

While studying, Michael would frequently say:
"With all the time, money, and energy I have put into passing these exams, I could have built a very successful business."

Immediately after becoming licensed, he transitioned all of his momentum into using his license, taking on more projects, and starting to share his experiences on his blog YoungArchitect.com.