# ARE Live: Study Strategies for Passing the ARE **URL:** \ **Category:** ARE Live\ **Tags:** are-live\ **Created:** [December 10, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259 "2020-12-10T16:43:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![amwinberg](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/13.png) [@amwinberg](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/amwinberg)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/21 "2020-12-17T18:15:18Z")
i am finding learning strategies change as i get older. My ability to cram like i did when i was younger is not quite the same. i am trying to adjust to this. ---
**Author:** ![IRANCIERARCH](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/irancierarch/32/812_2.png) [@IRANCIERARCH](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/IRANCIERARCH)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/22 "2020-12-17T18:17:19Z")
Thank you! This is very helpful! ---
**Author:** ![monicafitzpatrick](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/1.png) [@monicafitzpatrick](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/monicafitzpatrick)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/23 "2020-12-17T18:18:01Z")
Hi! Welcome to the ARE Community! ---
**Author:** ![monicafitzpatrick](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/1.png) [@monicafitzpatrick](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/monicafitzpatrick)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/24 "2020-12-17T18:18:15Z")
Hi! Welcome to the ARE Community! ---
**Author:** ![monicafitzpatrick](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/1.png) [@monicafitzpatrick](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/monicafitzpatrick)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/25 "2020-12-17T18:18:37Z")
Hi @Moshe Welcome to the ARE Community! ---
**Author:** ![mkmcna](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/18.png) [@mkmcna](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/mkmcna)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/26 "2020-12-17T18:18:38Z")
Thanks for hosting these webinars. They are a good/helpful break from studying exam material. ---
**Author:** ![monicafitzpatrick](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/1.png) [@monicafitzpatrick](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/monicafitzpatrick)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/27 "2020-12-17T18:20:18Z")
That’s great to hear, and wlecome to the ARE Community! Please let us know if you have any specific studying questions as well! ---
**Author:** ![mercedeh.namei](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/24.png) [@mercedeh.namei](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/mercedeh.namei)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/28 "2020-12-17T18:20:35Z")
Hi Thank you for the motivation! ---
**Author:** ![mcraig263](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/15.png) [@mcraig263](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/mcraig263)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/29 "2020-12-17T18:23:31Z")
Hello, will BS practice exams have the new whiteboard application? ---
**Author:** ![mkmcna](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/18.png) [@mkmcna](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/mkmcna)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/30 "2020-12-17T18:30:24Z")
Are there any recommendations for varying study types without paying for a course? I currently have the Ballast book and some of the reference books, but I am not currently working at a firm, so all additional materials are out of pocket. ---
**Author:** ![monicafitzpatrick](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/1.png) [@monicafitzpatrick](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/monicafitzpatrick)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/31 "2020-12-17T18:30:39Z")
It’s definitely in the works and we are updating our Practice Exam experience to reflect these changes as closely as possible. We published a blog post which summarizes these changes to ease the worry. When you break it down, none of the study content is changing, only the quantity of questions, break rules and structures and a few references will use more up to date versions (although the content of those versions does not differ from the previous) Here’s a summary of the updates: > **[Keep Calm and Test On(line)](https://www.blackspectacles.com/blog/keep-calm-and-test-online)** > > ARE 5.0 exam online is available, NCARB approved ---
**Author:** ![monicafitzpatrick](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/1.png) [@monicafitzpatrick](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/monicafitzpatrick)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/32 "2020-12-17T18:31:21Z")
> [@mkmcna](#): > > Are there any recommendations for varying study types without paying for a course? I currently have the Ballast book and some of the reference books, but I am not currently working at a firm, so all additional materials are out of pocket. Great question! We’ll get this answered ---
**Author:** ![mashacasey](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/22.png) [@mashacasey](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/mashacasey)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/33 "2020-12-17T18:36:07Z")
Let’s get motivated! ---
**Author:** ![clifford.marvin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/clifford.marvin/32/510_2.png) [@clifford.marvin](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/clifford.marvin)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/34 "2020-12-17T18:36:35Z")
Tearing myself away from work is the most difficult thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![monicafitzpatrick](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/1.png) [@monicafitzpatrick](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/monicafitzpatrick)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/35 "2020-12-17T18:37:59Z")
It really is! We hear that often. But you got it! 💪 ---
**Author:** ![N.Norman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/n.norman/32/810_2.png) [@N.Norman](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/N.Norman)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/36 "2020-12-17T18:38:33Z")
What are the alternative types of activities you would recommend? ---
**Author:** ![cwiederhold](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/cwiederhold/32/250_2.png) [@cwiederhold](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/cwiederhold)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/37 "2020-12-17T18:41:17Z")
When scheduling the exam ahead of time, how much time did you give yourself between each exam? Was it difficult to find a balance between, waiting to long before another exam, or not enough time? ---
**Author:** ![monicafitzpatrick](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/1.png) [@monicafitzpatrick](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/monicafitzpatrick)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/38 "2020-12-17T18:41:27Z")
That’s so awesome! Congrats on passing and kudos for providing a study course for your AIA chapter! 🙌 ---
**Author:** ![monicafitzpatrick](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/1.png) [@monicafitzpatrick](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/monicafitzpatrick)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/39 "2020-12-17T18:42:12Z")
> [@cwiederhold](#): > > When scheduling the exam ahead of time, how much time did you give yourself between each exam? Was it difficult to find a balance between, waiting to long before another exam, or not enough time? Great question! We’ll get this answered ---
**Author:** ![dsolares](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/dsolares/32/809_2.png) [@dsolares](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/dsolares)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259/40 "2020-12-17T18:43:52Z")
Great webinar. Glad I attended. I’ll be back. [Previous page](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-study-strategies-for-passing-the-are/2259.md?page=3)