Question:
"I'm so sorry. I had a similar experience with PPP. MC fine,
but failed b/c of a "moderate" deficiency on the vignette. And that
vignette was so very easy. I spoke with someone else who took it around the
same time and the exact same thing happened to him. I wonder if some vignettes
are faulty. But maybe I'm just paranoid...."
Response:
Most
people fail ARE exams or any other exams because of the errors they made but
were NOT and still are NOT aware of. Well, if you knew it was an error, you’d
not have made it.
People
also tend to make the same errors again and again. Maybe you can post your
solution to the NCARB sample vignette for others to review if you have not
already done so.
PPP vignette seems easy, but it actually
is very tricky with a few traps, such as:
1) The existing drainage easement area
can still be a secondary construction
area. 2) The program states, “On the grid, draw the profile of the maximum building envelope for each lot at Section A-A,” NOT at the side yard setback lines. It is VERY easy to make the mistake of drawing the building profile all the way to the side yard setback lines, especially after NCARB requires you to draw the 30-degree height restriction angle from a property line...
Gang Chen, Author, AIA, LEED AP
BD+C
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