(UPDATE 7/5/21) I passed!

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Brett Adams

June 26, 2021 19:15

EDIT: I passed!

PPI2Pass ($29/month) - this was incredibly useful. The diagnostic exams, the flashcards and the questions were all vital to passing. 

Ballast (physical books from my office) - I hardly touched the physical copies, since the online portal has all of the questions plus many more. 

Amber Book ($220/month) - The flash cards for this division were great.

Designer Hacks ($39 once) - I feel like these practice exams fill in the gaps from PPI2Pass and made sure I knew the content and wasn't just memorizing the questions. 

3 down, 3 to go!

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  Gang Chen June 28, 2021 03:55

  If I were you, I’ll add the critical AIA documents to the list and peruse them.

  Gang Chen, Author, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (GreenExamEducation.com)

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  Brett Adams June 28, 2021 17:56

  Thanks Gang Chen! I took those as a given, have had them printed off since taking PCM and PJM. I will add them to the list. 

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  Devina Parbhoo July 25, 2021 05:04

  Congrats on the pass!

  If anyone else is looking for free resources on what to study and general studying tips, I made a YouTube video explaining everything I did in order to pass the exam in 1 month. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/-qPZkheCijE 

  Happy Studying!

  Ps. I made a video of study tips for each of the ARE 5.0 exams. Check them out on my channel.

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  Kawai Yam July 27, 2021 16:41

  Brett Adams can you tell me where did you find the PPI2Pass ($29/month)? I can't find it on my end. Thanks for your info

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  Nuo Bu September 13, 2021 18:45

  Hi Brett,

  Congratulations! and thanks for your study material recommendation. I didn't have a very good experience on this exam's case study section. Do you mind describe a little bit more why you think the case study is grueling? Thank you!

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  Brett Adams September 13, 2021 19:00 (Edited September 22, 2021 19:19)

  Kawai Yam I think the price has increased in the last couple months. It's $39 a month now.

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  Nuo Bu September 13, 2021 19:06

  Thank you! You are right. I think I spent too much time on previous questions and there was not enough time left for the case study. And when I was getting nervous, I didn't have much patience left to go through pages in the case study. Thanks for your prompt response. It's good to know all of the answers for the case studies were contained in the PDFs.

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