PA Pass - Resources

January 06, 2020 13:58

Hello,

If juggling all the resources for PA is super confusing to you, you're not alone. I went through the process, and know how you feel. That's why I wrote this post to help people go through this process with less pain than I did:

https://www.marinacurac.com/post/organizing-resources-for-pa

You can do this!

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Luis Gerardo Ramirez Velez January 09, 2020 02:25

Hi Marina

Thank you so much for sharing. I would like to acknowledge that the files you are sharing take time and a high level of comprehension of the material to develop.

Thank you again for your selfless generosity. :)

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Abby Linley January 28, 2020 14:40 (Edited January 28, 2020 14:40)

Just received my score this morning from my test on Saturday. It felt really good, I started with the case studies and was able to finish the exam with 25 min left to check things over. Unfortunately, I received a 2 on sections 2 and 3 and a 3 on sections 1 and 4. I am going to definitely look at the resources you thoroughly took note of on the ARE Handbook and try this one again after some more diving into what didn't work for me.

Just trying to keep my head up knowing this it just part of the process.

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Marina Curac January 09, 2020 03:26

Thank you for your kind words, Luis! Much appreciated :)

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Shreya Agarwal January 13, 2020 00:12

This is really useful, thank you! I have been struggling with the case studies portion of this exam and I hope to dive deeper into some of the resources you shared which apply to certain specific questions!

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Saloni Sheth January 20, 2020 18:58

Marina,

Thank you SO much for posting this! Great content and so many helpful resources.

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Marina Curac January 28, 2020 17:13

Is that your first time taking PA? I felt exactly the same after my first PA test. I also had a bunch of time to review, and still failed. I got Level 3 on Sections 2 and 4, others were Level 2. It sounds like you have the right attitude about it, though. As I studied again for my attempt #2 I discovered that my knowledge was sort of weak on attempt #1. I uploaded there a bunch of stuff not only on resources, but also notes as I re-studied. Ballast notes, Problem Seeking notes... Take a look to see if any of it works for you :) I'm happy to answer questions.

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Abby Linley January 29, 2020 14:27 (Edited January 29, 2020 14:28)

Yes, this was my first try at PA. I will definitely take a look at that thank you!! Since I have to wait the 60 days I was talking to a coworker too about possibly dipping my toes into PPD and then coming back to PA for 3-4 weeks or so before the exam date so I don't waste this month. He had said once he started on PPD there were things he read and thought it would've been helpful to know when taking PA. I know these three (PA, PPD, PDD) seem to overlap similar to PcM/PjM/CE.

Thanks again for your encouragement and insight!! :)

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Mahnaz Vaez Maroufi March 01, 2020 06:03 (Edited March 01, 2020 06:09)

Hi Marina. Thank you so much for a generous share of information! The time you spend for this very helpful info is amazing. What are BConstrl, ASC and historic PDF?

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Marina Curac March 01, 2020 10:27

You're welcome, Mahnez!

BConstrI = Building Construction Illustrated
ASC = Architect's Studio Companion
historic PDF = https://www.nps.gov/tps/standards/treatment-guidelines-2017.pdf

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