Jeff Torrens

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    Jeff Torrens
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    This is a great opportunity for those of you in the midwest.  If I were still testing, I’d jump at this one.  I took Ray’s Webinar’s for A, B and D when I was taking the exams in 2010 and 2011 in Illinois.  It worked well for the multiple choice sections of the exam, but for sections C & E I would strongly recommend brushing up with Ray’s review classes.  He offers a hands-on approach to solving problems where the solutions to the graphic portions of the exam are somewhat subjective and multiple solutions can be acceptable.  This material is not very conducive to the webinar format. 

    Before I took section E, I paid to fly and stay a couple of nights in Raleigh, NC for an intensive review of section E material (grading and storm-water management was not my forte).  We had a 3 day session for 8-10 hours per day and went over multiple vignettes that covered all the bases for material pertaining to the exams.  It was money well spent and I passed all the sections of the exam on the first try.  Ray gives you multiple problems/vignettes that you can’t find anywhere else and an opportunity for his personal guidance and feedback to your solutions.  You are supplied with multiple vignettes for take home practice.  Practicing multiple vignettes under simulated testing conditions is really the key.  Working a couple practice problems a day prior to the exam gave me the confidence and ability to solve the problems quickly.

    I would strongly consider taking his review classes, especially in light of the fact that this may be your last opportunity to take the exam in its current format.

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    Jeff Torrens
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    Thanks for the response, Ray. 

     

    Deliberately ambiguous…well said.  I passed A, B and C, so I get that part of it.  What I don’t get is why CLARB wouldn’t stay current on test questions that relate to the older Masterformat divisions.  I went to the CSI website to check out the format and they have now updated the Masterformat to 2010.  Why would they choose to test on the older format?  Is there any way to confirm this with CLARB?

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