What others are saying about Building
Systems (BS) ARE Mock Exam (Architect
Registration Exam)…
“Great Practice Exam
“In my opinion, the Building Systems (BS) test is one of the
most difficult of the ARE Exams. For me, it was difficult to not be overwhelmed
by the amount of content covered by the Exam. This Mock Exam is the perfect
tool to keep you focused on the content that matters and to evaluate what you
know and what you need to study. It definitely helped me pass the exam!!”
—Michael Harvey (“Harv”)
“Great
resource for the BS exam
It is a guide that gives you the exact information you need
before you start taking the tests and more specific information for the BS
Exam. The BS exam section breaks it down into the specifics you need to know
and what you should not waste your time on. One of the hard parts of the exam
is trying to figure out where NCARB gets its material from.
The book gives you tips on what books the diagrams and MC
questions in NCARB's study guide are similar to. It also references websites
and PDF's throughout the book, which is very helpful. The exam section
emphasizes the need to not read everything, but to concentrate on the specifics
(i.e. diagrams, images etc.) and emphasizes this several times throughout the
book. The graphic vignette section was extremely helpful and its importance in
the book clarifies the need to make sure you know the graphic section in order
to pass the exam (a very helpful hint).
One of the best features of the book was the practice
questions. It is hard to find many books that give good questions that are more
in line with what NCARB will be asking and it is also good to have an extra set
of questions to study from. The book goes further than a conventional
study/exam guide. It explains the profession of architecture and goes more into
the professions future. Overall this book is a great resource not just for the
exam review, but also for the general knowledge of becoming an architect and
what to expect, in a very concise, step by step, and easy to read format.”
—Rebecca Rubinow (“R”)
“Great resource
“Building Systems is easily the hardest exam of the ARE's in
my opinion. For preparation, there is nothing that prepares you more than
questions. There is an overload of information out there, you tube, online
resources like Wikipedia, MEEB, etc., but a lack of real questions. Answering
the questions through practice is the best way to study, as opposed to reading
the entire MEEB book-which I did as well. The questions in this book are very
similar to the exam (took it twice). Also, the ARE exam questions try to trick
and throw you off. These questions also do the same thing, and he explains in
his answers why. There are over a 100 questions, including insight and tips on
passing the vignette. Highly recommended...”
—Andrew Consigli
(“Nate”)
“Great ARE BS Practice Exam
“This is a comprehensive mock exam with a very detailed
answer explanation for each questions and reference materials to look up that
covers other relevant areas. Personally, I have taken most of the other available
mock exams prior to this, and I found the questions in this book more similar
to the official NCARB sample questions in comparison (but contains great
explanations that the NCARB questions clearly lacks). The book also includes a
section of a step-by-step instruction on solving the vignette that is easy to
understand and helped me improve my speed greatly. Highly recommended.”
—csquare
“Great
study resource!
“It's always a great study tool
to have Practice exams like this one! Seems to be very comprehensive and
includes a little bit of everything that you need to know for the exam! Great
supplemental resource!”
—Sean Primeaux
“Great Mock Exam Exercise!
“One of the best things I
like this book is how the author have included some of his insights and
utilized online resources into the introduction of the book. He provided some
Youtube links or online regulations references that readers could refer to
about specific topics. The book provides detail answers for each mock exam
questions. The mock exam becomes very helpful in reminding the readers their
weaknesses in certain topics and provides an opportunity for readers to go back
and revise areas they are not familiar with.
There were a couple of questions
did show up in a similar format in my actual ARE exam experience. For
candidates who have difficulties in understanding the formula and calculations
for certain topics, the book provides simple and easy to understand questions
that helps readers to practice the formula and be familiarize with the
calculations. The book not only includes one mock exam it also have guidelines
and one practice question for the graphic vignette. Personally I will suggest
to post your practiced vignette in the ARE forum for review and comments. Since
there is not many ARE mock exams published in the market, it is one of the very
useful study materials to have for the BS exam.”
—Rose Hung
“Building Systems (BS) ARE
Mock Exam (Architect Registration Exam)
“Excellent study guide with
study tips, general test info, and recommended study resources. Hands down one
of the best practice exams that I have came across for this exam. Most
importantly, the practice exam includes in depth explanations of answers.
Definitely recommended.”
— Taylor Cupp
“Great Supplement!!
“This publication was very helpful in my preparation for my BS exam. It contained a mock exam, followed by the answers and brief explanations to the answers. I would recommend this as an additional study material for this exam.”
— Cynthia
Zorrilla-Canteros (“czcante”)
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