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Sep 17, 20223 min read
What I did on my Summer Vacation! 5 Questions:
Some people took the summer off. We see in Archizam traffic that the number of you studying for your #ArchitectureRegistrationExams in...
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Aug 7, 20224 min read
Can you hear me? 6 Sound terms explained
I have my doubts that anyone reading this right now remembers the ubiquitous "Can you hear me now" ads from one cell phone company in the...
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Jul 23, 20223 min read
Disaster Planning for Architects
My name is Rachel Strickland and I am not an architect. I’m a circus performer who’s made a living hanging 20 feet in the air for 15...
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May 21, 20225 min read
5 Tips about ARE Multiple Choice Questions
Okay so... The #AREs are not easy. Right? I spoke to a person the other day who has taken many of the exams, some two or three times at...
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Dec 3, 20213 min read
Connect Now! to expand your resources!
Archizam is not just a practice exam site. Archizam is a place for YOU, the people that are working hard to pass the...
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Nov 15, 20215 min read
NCARB - 7 Questions on the Analysis of Practice
NCARB is running its twice-a-decade study of what (how to) keeps people from passing its exams. And I watch the Webinars for YOU - so you...
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Mark
Nov 2, 20214 min read
5 things to SMASH your exams in 2021 !!!
(This post gives 5 WAYS TO PREPARE for the Architecture Registration Exams - and asks 5 QUESTIONS to test your knowledge.) How many of...
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Oct 12, 20213 min read
YOU CAN DO IT!
Let this be a post of encouragement to those of you starting, restarting, or sitting there discouraged. We believe in You! and You...
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Sep 6, 20213 min read
Trigonometry and the Architecture Registration Exams #AREs
NCARB, aka the people behind the curtain, recently posted in their forum a random message about performing Trigonometry on the...
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Aug 25, 20212 min read
What in the world are "record drawings" anyway
Record Drawings are a confusing subject.... And as someone who has been asked many times to create "As Built" drawings, I can tell you...
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Aug 9, 20213 min read
Active Group Study
Archizam helps organize study groups.... Then you take the lead! (Points to anyone who knows what the title drawing is from) We created...
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Jul 23, 20214 min read
But I FAILED......
"Sometimes the most brilliant and intelligent minds do not shine in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds" Diane...
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Jun 26, 20213 min read
6 Quick Tips to Pass the AREs
Here are 6 major points that no one told me nor did I read anywhere during my studying, that I want to point out to all you test takers...
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Jun 11, 20212 min read
ICYMI: Archizam's Guide to Tackling the AREs
This post is for those of you JUST STARTING your ARE Journey. We at Archizam created Archizam while we were studying for our...
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May 30, 20212 min read
An Interview with Ben Norkin - Hyperfine Architecture
(Excerpt from Upcoming Achizam Guidebook to Tackling the AREs") We at Archizam are excited to be writing a guidebook on “all the things...
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Mark
May 24, 20213 min read
Imposter Syndrome
Do you ever get the feeling that you should not be in your current position of responsibility? Like you could not possibly know enough...
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Apr 30, 20212 min read
CONGRATULATIONS to our recent successful users!
We have been around for awhile now and people are starting to tell us their success stories! We could not be happier to know that...
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Apr 16, 20215 min read
Start Testing NOW!
Work experience may never teach you everything you need to know to pass the #AREs. A long long time ago, future architects were trained...
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Mar 21, 20214 min read
My 3 part study plan - Part 2 - Collaborative Study Sessions
Part 1 - Primary Resources Part 2 - Collaborative Study Sessions Part 3 - Spaced Repetition and Active Recall We believe in Collaborative...
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Mar 8, 20213 min read
An Up and Down Subject (Elevators)
I DID NOT UNDERSTAND ELEVATORS. (read all the way to the bottom for the pub trivia answer) The first time I took the PPD Exam, I had...
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