Comments on: Strategizing (Or Exam Prep Part 2 of 3) & The Mighty Ampersand http://catasterist.com/2010/01/strategizing-ampersands/ the shape of space |architecture, urbanism & design| Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:22:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kirsten http://catasterist.com/2010/01/strategizing-ampersands/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Kirsten Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:41:03 +0000 http://catasterist.com/?p=720#comment-1488 I am planning to stagger them a bit--I don't think I have the stamina to do it all at once! And I'm still finishing up a few more months of IDP hours, so I can't get my license right away anyway. I'm impressed you did them all at once--and passed. Smart of you to get the LEED done before they changed it. I'm sure I'll get to work at least peripherally on something at some point. I am planning to stagger them a bit–I don’t think I have the stamina to do it all at once! And I’m still finishing up a few more months of IDP hours, so I can’t get my license right away anyway. I’m impressed you did them all at once–and passed.

Smart of you to get the LEED done before they changed it. I’m sure I’ll get to work at least peripherally on something at some point.

]]> By: Tom V http://catasterist.com/2010/01/strategizing-ampersands/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 Tom V Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:29:24 +0000 http://catasterist.com/?p=720#comment-1486 Kirsten, I've been an avid reader of Pauls for a few years and have stumbled on your site occasionally. Congrats on going for the ARE and LEED. I'm a licensed RA (for about 5 years now) and passed the LEED AP at the end of June, mere days before the deadline. I feel for you having to work on a LEED project to further your credentials in this area, it almost feels "not fair" to say the least. As for studying for the tests, ARE and LEED, I just had to put everything on hold for a few weeks before and seriously drown in that stuff and ream it into my brain. There was no other way for me, it sucked but I passed all of them on the first go around. (I took one at a time about every 4 months.) Now, I haven't perused your entire blog, are you going to take the ARE in a single sitting or are you going to stagger the dates? Kirsten, I’ve been an avid reader of Pauls for a few years and have stumbled on your site occasionally. Congrats on going for the ARE and LEED. I’m a licensed RA (for about 5 years now) and passed the LEED AP at the end of June, mere days before the deadline. I feel for you having to work on a LEED project to further your credentials in this area, it almost feels “not fair” to say the least.

As for studying for the tests, ARE and LEED, I just had to put everything on hold for a few weeks before and seriously drown in that stuff and ream it into my brain. There was no other way for me, it sucked but I passed all of them on the first go around. (I took one at a time about every 4 months.)

Now, I haven’t perused your entire blog, are you going to take the ARE in a single sitting or are you going to stagger the dates?

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