Good News/Bad News

The good news is that I took my schematic design test this morning. I had practiced quite a bit, and was able to check both items before time was up. I even finished the building design portion early, even with checking it.

The bad news is that Zach got laid off this morning. He found out before I went into the test, but he didn’t tell me until afterward. He gets some severance, but it isn’t much. Hopefully he’ll find something else, but with architecture slow right now, I’m really scared with me being the only breadwinner for our family.

Please pray for us. I can’t write any more because I’m still crying.

Two Down, Five to Go…

I found out Wednesday evening that I passed construction documents, the second test I have taken as part of my registration exams. I am excited to think that I am more than a quarter of the way done! It is taking forever, it seems, to get my results. Turns out NCARB and Prometric are having some “quality control” issues. It is rather crazy that the shortest amount of time it’s taken to get the scores from a computer test is 8 1/2 weeks. Next Friday (yes, it’s the 13th) I’ll be taking my Schematic Design test. I just got done with a practice vignette, and it took me 3 hours when you have 4 to do it. I hope that’s a good sign. I’ve really stuggled with getting ready with this one. If you think of it, pray for me next Friday!!

The next Exam

I have registered for the next ARE exam. I will be taking Schematic Design on February 13. And yes, I realized that day was Friday the 13th before I signed up. I hope to hear the results of the exam I took in December some time in the next couple of weeks.

The Schematic Design exam is different from the others in that there are no multiple choice exams. It is 2 different graphic vignettes. It is also the longest exam at 6 hours. I was looking for a change, though. Those multiple choice exams are rough!

I’ll keep you posted on the results, as I get them!

Best Christmas Present this Year

This sounds awful, but the best Christmas present that I received wasn’t from any of my loved ones. It was actually from a group that I am not a huge fan of presently. However, it remains the best and most expensive gift I received this year. I found out on Christmas eve that I passed the PPP portion of my Architect Registration Exam!! Yes, this is the one that I took 10 1/2 weeks previous to receiving this letter, on October 10. However, I’m just happy to have passed it!! I have one other one that I have taken that I have not received the results for (CD), and 5 more to take.