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## [Live Q&ARE w/ Desk Crits authors Tess McNamara & Sam Zeif](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/live-q-are-w-desk-crits-authors-tess-mcnamara-sam-zeif/1113)

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**Author:** [@Lara](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/Lara)\
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**Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/live-q-are-w-desk-crits-authors-tess-mcnamara-sam-zeif/1113 "2020-08-25T20:14:37Z")

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Tap into the minds of two licensed experts who literally wrote the book on how to pass the ARE. Tess and Sam, both Yale School of Architecture graduates and recently licensed architects, share their survival stories an…