After reading this discussion, it seems to be heading into ‘why I do not like CLARB and LARE.” I want to state, that as a licensed LA, CLARB member and sole practitioner. I enjoy and appreciate CLARB. They work very tirelessly through paid staff and volunteers to insure that LARE process is fair. What many of fail to recognize is that the exam is about public health, safety and well fair and establishing the minimum standards for that.
Thank about it –if you do not understand the fundamentals of our profession and the art of design and developing construction documents, then you will cause issues in time. Those issues will cost time; money and God forbid threaten someone’s health, safety and well fair.
That said:
• Respond to the exam questions, as they ask, no more, no less.
• Take the Redline Review (if you do not like the cost, then don’t –that’s up to you)
• Act like a professional and begin to educate others about your chosen profession and stop being negative on what you do not understand. This is our profession, act like it.
• If you continue to fail, try asking your university for refund. They may not have given you the tools necessary to succeed. (There are many programs in the country that do not teach LA’s how to develop proper construction documents)
AND LAST: This level of self loathing and criticism does little for you, me or our profession. If you do not like the process, then get out now or begin to act with respect to yourself, your peers and your profession. Can you image what your clients will think when read this rant?
