JUST LET US HAVE SCRATCH PAPER
ON GOD The whiteboard tool is atrocious. If NCARB really isn’t going to let us have something as simple as scratch paper then at least make the substitution have an intuitive interface without and glitches. I’ve taken two exams so far and both times it behaved differently and had glitches throughout the duration of both tests. Not to mention it’s a complete time suck. It’s an embarrassment. Just let us have scratch paper.
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Agreed! Not giving architect candidates a pencil and paper is ridiculous!
I think NCARB could have selected a stylus pen/mouse to make things easier for everyone.
It's just another hurdle you need to jump over to pass! I feel your pain... Practice using it in the demo exam.
Rebekka O'Melia, Registered Architect, NCARB, B. Arch, M. Ed, Step UP, Step UP ARE 5.0 Courses
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The white board is an atrocity and it's discriminatory to left-handed people. This seems like it's all due to online testing and the need to make it the same rules across the board, even for in-person. I think there should be different rules for at-home and in-person tests. If you take the test in-person you should be allowed test-center-provided scratch paper and a pencil. I took the CE test at a Pro-metric center today and they basically frisked and probed me more than TSA would. I think a #2 pencil and (1)piece of scratch paper would be a welcome benefit for going through that process. The white board must be stopped.
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Hi Aya,
If you had technical issues during the ARE, you should report it right away. You only have 14 days to report it, but you should be able to get a seat credit. It IS unfair. There's a phone # I found online: Customer Relations team at 202-879-0520. You should get a seat credit. (I don't work for NCARB!).
Good luck & I hope this helps!
Rebekka Klos
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Took all my exams at test center run by a local university. Never had any technical issues with equipment, being able to look at reference material etc. I suspect many issues folks have perhaps relate to test center computer quality and behind the scenes technical stuff. While I used the whiteboard a decent amt for the pro practice exams, I barely touched it for ppd and pdd. It worked fine when I used it, and my mouse sqiggles were good enough for me to understand what I was keeping track of. You can also practice with the whiteboard on the ncarb practice exams. It never presented any obstacles to my test experience.
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