MLCC

VERY hot topic.
My 2 cents is that it definitely depends on what kind of job you will take as to whether or not it’s worth your time and money to become licensed.
I work for a small-ish boutique design (commercial work) firm, where personal licensure is neither encouraged nor celebrated; which, as the years have gone on, has been quite to my…[Read more]

Brenden,
The test transition was  beyond frustrating and there are tons of people with your exact same gripe, including me. I was pretty outspoken directly to CLARB about my issues with the way they handled the test transition. I could bore you for hours with the details of my bad history with CLARB, lol.
When the test transitioned from the old…[Read more]

LOL – Will do!

feeling more and more confident with everyone’s support !

Thank-you Henry – your words help; that does makes me feel better. And wish me luck!
🙂

Dear J. Robert,
Wow!
First of all, I’m from Plano! Grew up there, and graduated from PSHS in ’88. (Now I live and work in Houston).

Secondly, your message is so wonderful and sweet, I already feel hopeful!!  This is such a generous and great offer.. absolutely I would love for you to mentor me, I would be so grateful.
So logistically, how did…[Read more]

Dear Temp Impact,
Where do I begin?
When notification of the exam transition came out last summer , I was a little taken aback at
1) The short notice and
2) how Section D was assimilated into the new Sections 3 and 4.
And then as I looked into it closer and realized that I could potentially lose credit for tests I have already PAID for and PASSED.…[Read more]

In reading others’ comments, I very much agree with Jordan; I think he is right on. Stephen’s situation sounds pretty wonderful, and unfortunately, free lunches, golf games, and 40 hr max work weeks are definitely NOT the norm in our field. Hahaha. If only.
Anyway It sounds like you’d like a view into a typical work day for an LA. Here is what I…[Read more]

true…but honestly I’m really only curious about general format, etc.. the kind of stuff CLARB OUGHT  to be making available to us anyway. 🙂

Jennifer I’m in the same boat you are; I have to take Section 4  and that’s it ( have passed all the other sections). I was really hoping there would be some activity on here from the people who took it in December so we can get a feel for what’s it’s like. Thanks to Leslie for your feedback.

Maybe I need to post an open call to them, to provide…[Read more]

That is a really great suggestion Sherry. It doesn’t surprise me in the LEAST that CLARB refuses. It’s funny how they will not “change their methods” for the redlines procedure yet they had no problem changing their method for the test, which jerks candidates around and charges them higher fees. Very funny, that is.
BTW, I went to the CLARB…[Read more]

Dotty,
Not spot on, you are actually 100% utterly missing the point. Read the posts here again. 
 
Nobody is arguing about having to take the tests, or the cost of the tests in the first place. We all understand that we have a professional degree that requires licensure to get ahead.
The valid complaint here is that people could very potentially b…[Read more]

Marc,
I don’t think it’s up to you to tell poeple which sections are easy and which are not, based on your personal knowledge and experience. Some people are good at grading.. some are good at details and section D…. some good at programming etc…. some might judge you for having to take both graphic sections twice. So don’t judge. And by the…[Read more]

bz girl your last sentence says it all!!

Douglas,
You’re probably (I hope !!) right. But at this point, if you’re not and I am right, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprsied – I wouldn’t put anything past CLARB at this point. I honestly thought their business practice could not get any worse. They have definitely proved me wrong on that one.
 
You’re right, someone who has only yet to pa…[Read more]

Everybody,
You ought to read the FAQs on CLARB’s website. What Veronica has conveniently failed to mention is that, due to the assimilation of Section D into the new Sections 3 & 4, (the NEW graphic sections), if you have passed Section D at this point, and still need to pass Section C or E, you must do so in the current test format, or you will…[Read more]

VERY interesting topic !  (And a hot one, apparently, too).
 
I definitely agree with your sentiments BZ. I too am a (relatively) young LA, working in the south, and have long experienced discrimination, both outside the office in the field and in meetings, but also inside the office unfortunately. I have worked in my office for 11 years now, a…[Read more]

Here are a few pointers that worked for me. I passed it the 1st try in December (and I was nervous!!)
 
1) Do as MANY vignettes as you can. Even if you get frustrated, remember that if you do one wrong, you’ve just learned something! You add that to your bank of knowledge, and now you’re one step farther than you were before.
 
2) Keep doing v…[Read more]

Hey Tanya,
I agree.. there were a couple vignettes that seemed really straightforward!  I thought surely I was missing something. I was feeling really good, and actually doing well time-wise (which I could not believe)…. then I got to the double vignette…. Oh man.Ugh.  When I first glanced at the test, I had not realized that that one was a d…[Read more]

Thanks for the info Elizabeth!

Wow, what’s this vignette about soils profiles? I have never seen a practice vignette on that ever. And I have a lot of them. WTF clarb..?? Thanks for keeping your exam candidates updated on all potential material on the exams….. grrrrrrrr.

Well ‘pessimistic’ is a very common emotion among people regarding this…[Read more]