ARE Live

Learn why and how the questions on the ARE are written so that you’re prepared to own them on test day.

Heather Rivera, our resident architect, will explain the 5 question types you’ll see on the ARE . She will dive into why they exist and the best ways to efficiently attack them. After this episode, you’ll know how to beat the questions rather than letting them beat you.

This episode is best viewed as a video because of the visual nature of the practice exams. You can view the video here: https://bksp.es/utq2019

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Join us for Project Development & Documentation (PDD) discussion with Mike Newman.

PDD focuses on all issues relating to building materials, building systems, detailing and documentation, project specifications, and adhering to code requirements.

We will be using a mock exam as an opportunity to discuss some of the more vexing topics on this division, as well as delve into strategies for answering. This will be a good introduction on how to navigate the question types you will find on this division of the ARE.

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Join us as we discuss Project Planning & Design with Mike Newman. Using a mock exam, we’ll cover all of the most perplexing and difficult topics in this division of the ARE.

Project Planning & Design focuses on all issues relating to the generation or evaluation of design alternatives that synthesize environmental, cultural, behavioral, technical, and economic issues.

We will be using a mock exam as an opportunity to discuss some of the more vexing topics on this division, as well as delve into strategies for answering. This will be a good introduction on how to navigate the question types you will find on this division of the ARE.

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Join us as we discuss Programming and Analysis with Mike Newman. Using a mock exam, we’ll cover all of the most perplexing and difficult topics in this division of the ARE.

With these practice questions, we will explore project development knowledge and skills relating to architectural programming; environmental, social, and economic issues; codes and regulations.

These tools will help you feel comfortable demonstrating your understanding of the concepts & principles that will be covered in the ARE Programming and Analysis exam.

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Join us as we discuss Project Management with Mike Newman. Using a mock exam, we’ll cover all of the most perplexing and difficult topics in this division of the ARE.

With these practice questions, we will explore issues related to resource management, project work planning, project execution, and project quality control.

These tools will help you feel comfortable demonstrating your understanding of the concepts & principles that will be covered in the ARE Project Management exam.

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In this episode we sit down with one of our Black Spectacles ARE Prep Coaches and a psychology expert to discuss what test anxiety is, how managing it can improve your exam scores, and specific ways to help overcome it. We’ll be asking for your input on what you’ve found makes you nervous or trips you up, and give you our tips & tricks for staying cool, calm, and collected.

After this episode, you’ll have the opportunity to read a blog post with information from our researchers, and download a variety of useful test taking strategies to help you feel comfortable and relaxed when you take the exam.

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Mike Newman and Ji Moon, a structural engineer and architect, discuss the structural formulas and concepts you’ll see on the ARE. They’ll review a few different mock exam questions so you can learn how these types of questions are written and get a better sense of the structural considerations you’re expected to know.

After this episode, you’ll have variety of useful test taking strategies to help you feel comfortable demonstrating what you need to know about structures when you take the exam.

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Join Heather Rivera, our resident architect, and Mike Newman who will be discussing creating a team, ethics, standard of care, and everything else you should know about the practice management side of architecture.

After this episode, you’ll have useful test taking strategies to help you feel comfortable demonstrating your knowledge of practice management principles that you need to know for the exam.

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Join us at this ARE Live Podcast episode to learn the best study strategies and test taking tips to pass the ARE 5.0.

We’ll be live with Mike Newman showing you what you can expect to see on the 5.0 exam. You’ll also learn the best strategies for answering each new question type, and we’ll even use one of our practice exams that look just like the real ARE so you can get familiar with these question types.

After this episode, you’ll have a game plan for tackling the ARE 5.0 and useful test taking strategies to help you feel comfortable demonstrating what you need to know for the exam.

What is Black Spectacles? We're the only learning platform created entirely for architects. We offer an entire suite of study materials - video lectures, online practice exams, and digital flashcards - to get you licensed fast.

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Join us as we discuss the ARE case studies with Mike Newman. Using a mock case study, we’ll cover everything you need to know about this new section on the exam so you’ll have a game plan to complete the case studies before time expires during the real exam.

You'll also learn the best strategies for approaching and executing the case studies so you can feel comfortable demonstrating your understanding of the concepts and principles that you'll need to know when you take the ARE.

Download the mock case study exercise @ https://bksp.es/2KExfFz

What is Black Spectacles? We're the only learning platform created entirely for architects. We offer an entire suite of study materials - video lectures, online practice exams, and digital flashcards - to get you licensed fast.

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