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sopol1978
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كتب: الثلاثا أغسطس 26th, 2008 07:02 am |
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I am taking the Exam on Wednesday 27th,
I feel really restless,it is my first exam after LEED,
I studied Kaplan, read B141, A201,went through AHPP, PRRR website & NCARB Vignette
& That's it,
I'll be back here after the exam!
I HATE THIS FEELING..............
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كتب: الثلاثا أغسطس 26th, 2008 01:39 pm |
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I think it is perfectly normal to get a little edgy/nervous. I will be taking my first test of CDS on Saturday and am feeling a little vervous too.
Good luck and let us know how it goes for you.
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كتب: الثلاثا أغسطس 26th, 2008 08:46 pm |
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| Im sorry but what is the PRRR website???
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sopol1978
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كتب: الثلاثا أغسطس 26th, 2008 09:22 pm |
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Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration & Reconstruction,
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/standguide/
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shudongs
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كتب: الثلاثا أغسطس 26th, 2008 09:41 pm |
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| How much of this stuff do you have to memorize? Pretty daunting. Can't stand reading the whole thing. How do you go about it? اخر تعديل في الثلاثا أغسطس 26th, 2008 09:42 pm بواسطة shudongs
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sopol1978
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كتب: الاربعا أغسطس 27th, 2008 02:34 am |
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I just read the Kaplan & some related sections of AHPP ONCE,
and studied the contract & drawn the vignette two time,
But I am not sure if it is all that I needed,any way, tomorrow I'll let you know!
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كتب: الاربعا أغسطس 27th, 2008 05:42 am |
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Good Luck!!!!!!!!
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كتب: الاربعا أغسطس 27th, 2008 12:56 pm |
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Good luck! PPP was my first, a week ago. As dorky as it sounds, the best advice I can give you is to take a couple of deep breaths while you're in there! The Prometrics people were very nice at my testing center, and they emailed me some driving directions that included a little motivational sheet at the end that suggested taking deep breaths & how that calms the nervous system...and honestly, it helped. Especially with PPP, which is so laden with...hmmmm, what's a polite word for BS? Sounds like you've covered plenty material, and I think this one trips people up because the subject matter is a totally moving target.
I studied like crazy and within 10 minutes thought maybe I was in the wrong exam, but honestly, I shut my eyes and took a deep breath, went through the questions again with a fine tooth comb to figure out exactly what they're trying to ask, and it all seemed much more straightforward.
Sad but true, too many of these questions are written in such a convoluted way that anyone who's tired and/or nervous is likely to mess up.
I'll post my experience of the exam soon...too busy studying for the next one,which I took yesterday. Now I think I'll take a little break
hope it goes well for you.
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shudongs
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كتب: الاربعا أغسطس 27th, 2008 01:21 pm |
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You mean you get something from Prometric before your test?
I will take my first test - CDS this Saturday 8/30.
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كتب: الاربعا أغسطس 27th, 2008 02:27 pm |
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I don't think everyone does, but I've chosen a location in a sleepy southern town. I guess they're nice and have time on their hands. I got a confirmation phone call the day before, and then the lady was so kind---wanted to make sure I hadn't used MapQuest because there's an error on that, so she emailed me a set of directions, along with the touchy-feely motivational stuff. Hey, given all the crummy things I'd heard about Prometrics, I thought I'd hit the jackpot! I doubt that it's standard procedure though, as the email came from her own account, not a Prometrics address, but I know other people who've tested there and they got the call, too.
Very nice, I thought. If I'd been driving along and run into a road missing on a map, that would have started the whole process off on the wrong foot!
Where I live, I have the choice of 2 locations each about 75 miles away. One's in a big city and the other, well--the middle of nowhere. I went with that option. It's bleak, but who cares?
Good luck on CDS. Sounds like a good one to do first. I might do that next, though I can't stand the idea of reading more contracts 
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كتب: الاربعا أغسطس 27th, 2008 03:04 pm |
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| I mean how much of the guidelines and standards for historical buildings (PRRR) do you have to memorize. Did it really come up in past tests?
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hugon0
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كتب: الاربعا أغسطس 27th, 2008 03:11 pm |
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I got a couple questions on it, but I think it's pretty common sense. I did not even look at that website (until now) It's worth a skim (save the memorizing for stuff that's definitely covered,) Know that NPS sets the guidelines for H.Pres. I think it's covered in Kaplan test questions. Don't freak out if you haven't covered it---you can't cover everything for PPP!
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sopol1978
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كتب: الاربعا أغسطس 27th, 2008 10:17 pm |
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shudongs wrote: I mean how much of the guidelines and standards for historical buildings (PRRR) do you have to memorize. Did it really come up in past tests?
I had at least five questions related to the historic building and tenant improvements...????اخر تعديل في الجمعة أغسطس 29th, 2008 05:24 am بواسطة sopol1978
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sopol1978
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كتب: الاربعا أغسطس 27th, 2008 10:38 pm |
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hugon0 wrote: Good luck! PPP was my first, a week ago. As dorky as it sounds, the best advice I can give you is to take a couple of deep breaths while you're in there! Especially with PPP, which is so laden with...hmmmm, what's a polite word for BS? Sounds like you've covered plenty material, and I think this one trips people up because the subject matter is a totally moving target.
I studied like crazy and within 10 minutes thought maybe I was in the wrong exam,
Sad but true, too many of these questions are written in such a convoluted way that anyone who's tired and/or nervous is likely to mess up.
These are absolutely true, ALL of them,
The exam was more like that section of the LEED exam that you have to solve the problem, just knowing what does Design-Build mean, doesn't help you...
Experience plays a big role in this exam,
If knew what I know now, I wouldn't taken this exam to start with!!!
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sopol1978
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كتب: الاربعا أغسطس 27th, 2008 10:48 pm |
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hugon0 wrote: I'll post my experience of the exam soon...too busy studying for the next one,which I took yesterday. Now I think I'll take a little break
hope it goes well for you.
How was your experience with SP&D?
I know there are some shared area between these two exams, but was it like P,P&P?
I want to know should I continue with that or if it is experience related like PP&P,
I should switch to CD???
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hugon0
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كتب: الخميس أغسطس 28th, 2008 06:41 pm |
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here ya go
http://www.areforum.org/forums/view_topic.php?id=58539&forum_id=22
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sopol1978
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كتب: الخميس أغسطس 28th, 2008 07:50 pm |
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Thanks for the detailed report,
I have decided to take the BD&CS, and will start with Kaplan.
let us know when you got your result.
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shudongs
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كتب: الخميس أغسطس 28th, 2008 10:37 pm |
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sopol1978 wrote: shudongs wrote: I mean how much of the guidelines and standards for historical buildings (PRRR) do you have to memorize. Did it really come up in past tests?
I had at least five question related to the historic building and tenant improvements...???? In which test?
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sopol1978
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كتب: الجمعة أغسطس 29th, 2008 02:36 am |
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shudongs wrote: sopol1978 wrote: shudongs wrote: I mean how much of the guidelines and standards for historical buildings (PRRR) do you have to memorize. Did it really come up in past tests?
I had at least five question related to the historic building and tenant improvements...???? In which test?
P,P&P.
The one that I took was a disaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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sopol1978
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كتب: الجمعة أغسطس 29th, 2008 02:36 am |
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I think I have the vignette in my pocket!
But till now I found 12 mistakes in 85 questions!
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كتب: السبت أغسطس 30th, 2008 03:59 am |
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hi,
I had done a lot of exercises, filling gaps, writing letters, essays, studying rules of grammar, listening to a lot of conversations, speaking alone in her room or to her cat. And what about all these phrasal verbs she tried to learn and use?
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Tennessee Alcohol Addiction Treatment
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s.nili
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كتب: السبت أغسطس 30th, 2008 04:23 am |
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lexy1 wrote: hi,
I had done a lot of exercises, filling gaps, writing letters, essays, studying rules of grammar, listening to a lot of conversations, speaking alone in her room or to her cat. And what about all these phrasal verbs she tried to learn and use?
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lexy
Tennessee Alcohol Addiction Treatment
What?
Are you OK?
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shudongs
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كتب: الثلاثا سيبتمبر 2nd, 2008 01:07 am |
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sopol1978 wrote: I think I have the vignette in my pocket!
But till now I found 12 mistakes in 85 questions!
I think 12 mistakes in 85 questions is not bad at all. I would definitely not call that a disaster. Hope you pass.
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sopol1978
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كتب: الاربعا سيبتمبر 3rd, 2008 05:58 am |
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shudongs wrote: I think 12 mistakes in 85 questions is not bad at all. I would definitely not call that a disaster. Hope you pass.
Thank you,
i went on a vacation after that exam, so i am not counting my mistakes anymore,
But I hope to pass, From tomorrow (September 3rd) I would focus on my next exam.
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كتب: الاربعا سيبتمبر 3rd, 2008 01:34 pm |
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| Yes, I am trying to do the same thing, stop counting the mistakes and move on.
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sopol1978
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كتب: الجمعة سيبتمبر 26th, 2008 02:55 am |
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| I got my pass letter today....(09/25/08)
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كتب: الجمعة سيبتمبر 26th, 2008 03:38 am |
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Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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كتب: الجمعة سيبتمبر 26th, 2008 01:45 pm |
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sopol1978 wrote: I got my pass letter today....(09/25/08)
Congratulations and good luck on your upcoming ones!
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كتب: الاثنين أوكتوبر 27th, 2008 01:09 am |
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| Belated congratulations from across the bay...
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