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Michael Riscica AIA Studying For The CDS Exam

This is not a commercial. DISCLAIMER: Michael Riscica has a business that makes money helping people study for the Architect Registration Exam. AIA Portland does not promote, endorse or support anything from Young Architect, regardless if it is free or costs money. The purpose of this presentation is to share experience and provide insight on how to study for the CDS Exam, NOT promote the Young Architect brand. If you feel you are being marketed to in any way shape or form and if any of the content in this presentation is inappropriate then…. Please contact Executive Director Robert Hoffman at AIA Portland and appropriate actions will be taken. 503-502-3430 RHoffman@aiaportland.org Michael Riscica AIA

Michael Riscica AIA Studying For The CDS Exam Table of Contents • Opening – The only ARE Advice You’ll ever need. • Who am I? • What is CDS? • Preparing for the First 3 – CDS, PPP and SPD • Preparing for CDS Exam • Closing

Opening Only ARE Advice you’ll ever need. Michael Riscica AIA

Opening Only ARE Advice you’ll ever need. There is no one way. You must find your own path. Be open to receive information and take what you can use. Learn from everyone, but focus on your own experience. Acknowledge and respect that everyone has a different journey and reasons to become licensed. There is no one way. You must find your own path. Michael Riscica AIA

Who Am I ? Michael Riscica AIA

Who Am I ? • BARCH NYIT 2007 • Bicycled across America and never went back to NYC - 2007 • Merryman Barnes Architects 2007-2011 • City of Portland – Facilities Project Manager 2011-2015 • Michael Riscica Architect 2015- Currently Started Exams in 2009 and completed it in 2013. In the end, it was 4 times the work I ever thought it would be. I’ve watched hundreds of people start, crash and burn and never finish the ARE. …After my exams I decided to try starting a blog. Michael Riscica AIA

Young Architect.com Facts • Started blog in 2014 as a way to help Students, ARE Candidates, and Young Professionals be more successful. • Never my plan to become the “ARE Guy”, it all happened accidently. • Written 53 blogposts specifically about the ARE, a book titled “How to Pass The ARE”, and have helped over 50 people study with The ARE Boot Camp Program. • YA has been featured by NCARB, AIA National, AIAS National, Entrepreneur Architect, Business of Architecture, Boston Society of Architects, Architizer, The DJC and Architect Magazine. • YA receives 73,000 visits/month and has 87,000 social media followers and subscribers. • YA currently ranks #28 in Rise Global’s, Top 500 influencers and players in Architecture, Development and Real Estate.

What is CDS Michael Riscica AIA

What is CDS Michael Riscica AIA

What is CDS Review content areas Vignette Isnt graded like a 3 rd grade math test. The Decision Michael Riscica AIA

What is CDS Review content areas Vignette Isnt graded like a 3 rd grade math test. The Decision Michael Riscica AIA

What is CDS Review content areas Vignette Isnt graded like a 3 rd grade math test. The Decision Michael Riscica AIA

What is CDS The ARE isn’t graded like a 3 rd grade math test, with 100 questions. Michael Riscica AIA

What is CDS The Big 4.0/5.0 Decision There really is no decision, c'mon stop it!

Preparing For The First 3 Exams Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For The First 3 Exams 1. Codes 2. Accessibility 3. Contracts 4. Sustainability 5. NCARB Software 6. Knowledge from other exams 7. ARE Vocab 8. Getting Help 9. Finding Study material 10. Stress of first exam http://youngarchitect.com/2015/10/12/prepare-for-your-first-architect-exam/ Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For The First 3 Exams Practice Questions • Input VS output. • Questions 3 at a time • ALWAYS focus on why you got the question wrong • Practice WTF questions by using questions from other exams. • Use questions with a group of people. 3-4 people work best Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For The First 3 Exams Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For The First 3 Exams Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For The First 3 Exams Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For The First 3 Exams

Preparing For The First 3 Exams Michael Riscica’s Mock ARE Study Schedule Goal: 100 Hours Schedule Exam Exam Phase 1 Phase 2 Studying Studying 1-5 Weeks 5-12 Weeks Goals: Study Habits & Dig deep study hard, call in sick to work and just Survey The Entire Exam study.

Preparing For The First 3 Exams Michael Riscica’s Mock ARE Study Schedule Goal: 100 Hours Youngarchitect.com/schedule

Preparing For The First 3 Exams Logging Time Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For The First 3 Exams Getting Help • Call the NCARB Hotline – 202-879-0520 Put this in your phone • ARE Facebook Group - YoungArchitect.com/AREFBGroup • NCARB ARE Google + Community • ARE Coach Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For CDS Exam Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For CDS Exam http://youngarchitect.com/2016/03/12/dont-study-cds-read/ Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For CDS Exam Group the chapters together by content area. Each Content Area is a milestone. Vignette Study Materials Contracts Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For CDS Exam Life of an Architecture Project Print it out, read it, mark it up. http://youngarchitect.com/2014/02/19/life-project/ Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For CDS Exam Contracts • There is no shortcut. • Plan on spending a good chunk of time studying A201 & B101 • Use the Contacts with Commentary YoungArchitect.com/A201 YoungArchitect.com/B101 • Schiff Hardin Lectures. • Learn about all AIA Contracts, but focus on A201 & B101 Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For CDS Exam Contracts • There is no shortcut. • Use contacts with Commentary. Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For CDS Exam Studay Materials Publishers Studying Ballast Reading study material Kaplan (Brightwood) Practice Questions Architect Exam Prep Contracts Gang Chen Flashcards Black Spectacles Youtube & Videos Nalsa Study Guides on Audio AHPP Blogposts #ARESketches Wikipedia Frank Ching Forums NCARB Study Guides ARE Lecture Series And many more… Michael Riscica AIA

Preparing For CDS Exam Review content areas Vignette Isnt graded like a 3 rd grade math test. The Decision Michael Riscica AIA

Closing You are enough. You already have everything you need inside of you to pass these tests. You just have to show up to do the work. Michael Riscica AIA

The End MikeRiscica@gmail.com YoungArchitect.com/ARE Michael Riscica AIA