Funkaar Institute Review
Has anyone taken the Funkaar Institute courses? I cant find any reviews.
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Let's just call it Flunkaar.
The course materials are sloppy to the point there are small to major errors on nearly every page of content. A large portion of class time was dedicated to locating and fixing errors. This caused the class to run over time, sometimes exceeding 5 hours. And this is with a 5 and 15 minute break only. I don't know many people who would sign up for that. They say on the website it is a 4 hour class with a 10-15 min break per hour. So instead of getting breaks we needed to be attentive and ready to learn, we spent a lot of time figuring out errors in the syllabus, not getting breaks, then rushing through important content in order to finish. They will tell you to expect typos, but the errors are more problematic than that. There are also parts of the software that just don't work at all, such as the white board and some of the drag and drop questions. They claim that the pass rate is over 84%, but after most of the class failed the first exam, Construction & Evaluation, the instructor told us that percentage isn't representative of the first the first try. You can fail it and if you eventually pass it, they'll still count it towards that statistic. We were not well prepared for the first exam; there was a lot of content that the course did not cover. Another thing they don't make clear is that you have no access to the instructor outside of class time. If you have questions, the instructor will tell you that you're supposed to google them! This is really problematic because when you have a syllabus with error in it, as a new learner, you aren't always aware that you are learning based on an error. There's no one to ask when the answers don't match with what you're given to work with. The last classes on PcM and PjM ended on Sunday, and the program has you taking both tests before the next class. This means that all of the studying for the exams will happen before there is another class. So if there are questions prior to the exams, too bad. You're on your own. Ask Siri. All this for the low low price of $4250 . I would not recommend this program to anyone. -
Hi Florentina - Yes, I have taken the whole Funkaar ARE 5.0 Ready Prep course back in 2019 at Rice University during the summer. It was a 10 day all 6 Exams Prep Ready Course. It cost in the range of $2500 with a 10% discount during the summer promotional period for first time, new customers. I found the Funkaar course VERY Helpful and I found the Instructor VERY helpful. Even though I was not able to take the ARE 5.0 tests back in 2019 (as planned) due to family medical emergencies that happened later that year, I would definitely recommend Funkaar again. The only con I can think of is the price. It was expensive but I do understand they (Funkaar) do have to earn a living too (like we all do) and the price was actually worth it (in my experience) if you can afford it. If you have anymore questions about Funkaar please email me at architect247@att.net if needed. FYI: I'm not being paid by Funkaar to write this review & I am in NO WAY affiliated with Funkaar. I'm only trying to be helpful to my fellow Architecture colleagues who struggle with timed tests and reading the timed test questions on these exams. These exam have been a very difficult journey for me and I don't want other Architecture colleagues to struggle the way I have struggled for the last 4 years of taking these exams. Again, I'm not trying to bash NCARB or create any drama for NCARB (not my intentions). I only wanted to respond to this question ONLY TO HELP from the bottom of my heart & TO HELP my fellow Architecture colleagues. Currently, at the moment - I have found a new test prep series called Amber Book which is more video series learning which has been good for me! Good Luck Florentina!
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