Are you taking the ARE right now? What keeps you motivated to crack open the proverbial book and study every night (well, almost every night)? If you haven’t started yet, what is the hurdle you have to jump to schedule your first exam? Whatever stage you’re in, everyone has been there and can lend a…

Hi, thanks for the question. I had a lot of problems…and two different exams where I had to contact NCARB because I felt the problems were the cause of my fail result. The first one I sent a letter and received an email back relatively quickly, within a week. The second failed exam was b/c the cont…

Hi Linnette! Yes, PPD and PDD are both monsters. I failed PPD once and PDD twice, so I encourage you to keep trying. I would love to talk through with you some of the things I did to help me succeed. I will send my email address to you via direct message.

I actually like to read aloud a lot because it keeps me from losing thought! Thanks for bringing that up. Clearly I don’t do it enough!

@Ashley.Hastings YOU NEED TO KNOW YOU ARE WORTH IT! DO IT!!! START TAKING THE TEST!! :wink:

I’m sorry they failed your exam due to technical difficulties! While I was taking PPD my screen froze out and I wasn’t able to progress. The proctor came and saw the problem, logged me out of that computer, and logged me in to another computer, and all of my progress was saved there. The tests are n…

Just go for it! I know it’s overwhelming with the various divisions. Maybe throw a dice and whatever you roll is where you start!

I made a croque madame! Fried ham and cheese sandwich with an egg on top, mmm. I haven’t made it since and I think that will be my exam morning ritual!

I aimed for about 2 hours a day during the weekdays. Longer than that I started to zone out.

Hi! Yes, that sounds like a difficult situation, and I am sorry you are going through that. I have also dealt with unemployment, and the financial stresses that are associated. It is great that you have a support system in place. If it is important to you to continue making progress studying, even a…

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@jennykivett @Linnette.Arias I’m on PPD and PDD (not my first attemps) as well, if you’re up for sharing I’d love to hear what took you to the point of passing!

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