Land8 | MLCC | Activity https://land8.com/members/mlcc/activity/ Activity feed for MLCC. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:49:57 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 83f108b12827731dbb9a831655d0f07c MLCC posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. - ANYTHING GOES: Richard- I don't recall if you mentioned which section you […] https://land8.com/activity/p/25297/ Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:02:07 +0000 Richard-
I don’t recall if you mentioned which section you are taking. But just my 2 cents from my experience (have passed all & now licensed): The earlier the better! That’s too vague tho right?
For the graphic sections, which are now sections 3 & 4, I started studying about 3 months in advance. For the other 2, I did about 6 weeks – 2…[Read more]

]]> 0 da93605306c3920eaf1641142311c2e6 MLCC replied to the topic LARE test: Who takes it and who decides not to? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-test-who-takes-it-and-who-decides-not-to/#post-153693 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:17:37 +0000 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]

]]> 0 de51aaab2f3c8c3c86c75bc8fee15c29 MLCC replied to the topic Changes to the LARE exam coming 2012- all computerized and only 4 sections... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/changes-to-the-lare-exam-coming-2012-all-computerized-and-only-4-sections/#post-161438 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:26:17 +0000 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]

]]> 0 a2772fa3b2ee8d9e182b53e60b5c97ef MLCC replied to the topic To the Office of my Public Official: CLARB in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/to-the-office-of-my-public-official-clarb/page/3/#post-154737 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:35:34 +0000 LOL – Will do!

feeling more and more confident with everyone’s support !

]]> 0 91a546709f4cc280db9a841c4a6f6b1e MLCC replied to the topic To the Office of my Public Official: CLARB in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/to-the-office-of-my-public-official-clarb/page/3/#post-154738 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:14:27 +0000 Thank-you Henry – your words help; that does makes me feel better. And wish me luck!
🙂

]]> 0 fc58dd2338cefba9faf29916a44bdb50 MLCC replied to the topic To the Office of my Public Official: CLARB in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/to-the-office-of-my-public-official-clarb/page/3/#post-154739 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:48:43 +0000 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]

]]> 0 e99b599a977bb3246983cefb2245b1c9 MLCC replied to the topic To the Office of my Public Official: CLARB in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/to-the-office-of-my-public-official-clarb/page/3/#post-154742 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:16:11 +0000 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]

]]> 0 938d23f1561f863707762fbe571d9e7b MLCC replied to the topic Can you give me a realistic picture of being a landscape architect? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/can-you-give-me-a-realistic-picture-of-being-a-landscape-architect/page/2/#post-154680 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:18:12 +0000 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]

]]> 0 e6d5ea3e93f762158e9df83fccc38dbd MLCC replied to the topic LARE - Section 4? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-section-4/#post-155926 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:52:02 +0000 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. 🙂

]]> 0 ba9abb2db0aa34a295c51bb19819d99f MLCC replied to the topic LARE - Section 4? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-section-4/#post-155929 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:04:28 +0000 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]

]]> 0 da88470c34c3ad368ec459ab0d247a32 MLCC replied to the topic Is CLARB's redline review really worth it? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE http://land8.com/forums/topic/is-clarbs-redline-review-really-worth-it/#post-167957 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:33:49 +0000 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]

]]> 0 bb59c0fa3efb33e2b9006a8811d0eba4 MLCC replied to the topic Changes to the LARE exam coming 2012- all computerized and only 4 sections... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/changes-to-the-lare-exam-coming-2012-all-computerized-and-only-4-sections/page/3/#post-161477 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:42:07 +0000 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]

]]> 0 0d11345400935f4142038745e6f0768c MLCC replied to the topic Changes to the LARE exam coming 2012- all computerized and only 4 sections... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/changes-to-the-lare-exam-coming-2012-all-computerized-and-only-4-sections/page/4/#post-161483 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:18:30 +0000 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]

]]> 0 7c5690e0178df099bad74aeef522afbb MLCC replied to the topic Changes to the LARE exam coming 2012- all computerized and only 4 sections... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/changes-to-the-lare-exam-coming-2012-all-computerized-and-only-4-sections/page/4/#post-161484 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:14:01 +0000 bz girl your last sentence says it all!!

]]> 0 acde1fdf9d2fd633300a2e5686d59922 MLCC replied to the topic Changes to the LARE exam coming 2012- all computerized and only 4 sections... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/changes-to-the-lare-exam-coming-2012-all-computerized-and-only-4-sections/page/4/#post-161485 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:13:33 +0000 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]

]]> 0 df47f2cf8998ef0e6e759d0acf0079a3 MLCC replied to the topic Changes to the LARE exam coming 2012- all computerized and only 4 sections... in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/changes-to-the-lare-exam-coming-2012-all-computerized-and-only-4-sections/page/4/#post-161491 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:07:05 +0000 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]

]]> 0 21566451dc679eb0c7aad4adafc53991 MLCC replied to the topic Women working in a male-dominated industry in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/women-working-in-a-male-dominated-industry/#post-163779 Wed, 18 May 2011 22:36:30 +0000 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]

]]> 0 6a57ad979deef5ae66bacf99183217a4 MLCC replied to the topic Any great tips on the exam - section C in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/any-great-tips-on-the-exam-section-c/#post-162969 Wed, 18 May 2011 22:10:02 +0000 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]

]]> 0 3dc478dfcbef7695a43a5bb02b0c1d9c MLCC replied to the topic Upcoming Section C; the LARE in general in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/upcoming-section-c-the-lare-in-general/#post-166633 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:29:09 +0000 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]

]]> 0 baec119fcf0a990888b51251ab1055af MLCC replied to the topic Upcoming Section C; the LARE in general in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/upcoming-section-c-the-lare-in-general/#post-166635 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:46:37 +0000 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]

]]> 0 c6526c0388d5e4c5c96ec1a98c02bd11 MLCC replied to the topic Upcoming Section C; the LARE in general in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/upcoming-section-c-the-lare-in-general/page/2/#post-166645 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:54:04 +0000 FYI -Yes it is true.. I called CLARB myself today. The rolling clock rule does not exist in every state. UN-believable. You must be lucky enough to live in one of that states that does not have this rule. They actually told me some states have a 3 year window, (that sucks!), some are 5 yrs, some 7 yrs, and then some not at all. ( this is not…[Read more]

]]> 0 89ecd06c03f332d382176da4575920ee MLCC replied to the topic Is CLARB's redline review really worth it? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/is-clarbs-redline-review-really-worth-it/page/2/#post-167972 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:41:18 +0000 You are kidding me.. it costs $ 276 for a score verification process…….??? I can’t even begin to describe all the ways in which CLARB is lame. Most people have described in pretty eloquently in this string, so there’s not much I can add.

]]> 0 15302e25dc78006570452d6f426a41db MLCC replied to the topic Upcoming Section C; the LARE in general in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/upcoming-section-c-the-lare-in-general/page/2/#post-166646 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:35:11 +0000 “PAck the suitcase.”.. I like that! Every little nugget, even something as simple as that, can help us. thanks Wyatt

]]> 0 9d5f86ba3457ec7555f8e223fbf38990 MLCC replied to the topic Upcoming Section C; the LARE in general in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/upcoming-section-c-the-lare-in-general/page/2/#post-166647 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:32:05 +0000 Hi Elizabeth,

Wow, we are in the exact same situation! How long do you have left to pass? I passed MC in Sept of ’08, so I have 3 years left. Sounds like a lot, but it’s not really.

And, do you mean that there was only one of the small scale, detailed parking lot-type vignette on your test in June? Is this how it is each time, I wonder? If…[Read more]

]]> 0 fe025951dd5894bdb5a8fda07fc965e0 MLCC replied to the topic LARE TESTING HOAX!? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-testing-hoax/page/4/#post-177027 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:37:49 +0000 uh, .. yeah.. that’s a pretty far out there speculation. I seriously hope that LARE graders have better things to do than sit on this message board stalking people who might be bad-mouthing CLARB and the LARE, making notes of their names, and then docking them points while grading one of their vignettes. LOL.

]]> 0 4558f39f984364021f7038de2f32ea66 MLCC replied to the topic Upcoming Section C; the LARE in general in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/upcoming-section-c-the-lare-in-general/page/2/#post-166653 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:45:49 +0000 Great tips, thanks everybody for your input.

Tanya,
It funny you mention the Townhouse vignette. I actually practiced on that one the past 2 days. I couldn’t finish one of the two in ONE HOUR the first day. !!! The second day I got it done 20 minutes faster. Still too slow, though. And I thought it would be a breeze! ugh.

Scott,
I took Ray…[Read more]

]]> 0 f7b9fa18d9fa42c8745b1ac59daf543f MLCC replied to the topic LARE TESTING HOAX!? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-testing-hoax/page/4/#post-177034 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:28:50 +0000 Thomas,

What do mean, “I know well enough not to offend someone who is going to be grading my test.”

]]> 0 4325da143150af4ff748808aa7e043eb MLCC replied to the topic LARE TESTING HOAX!? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-testing-hoax/page/4/#post-177040 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:01:09 +0000 Brandon,
The answer is yes, they make my head spin and I have to step back and come up with a response to this later b/c I don’t even know WHERE to begin! ooo I hate clarb……

]]> 0 8f7ce290560967768177186d36bb826f MLCC replied to the topic LARE prep time, etc in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/lare-prep-time-etc/#post-166799 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:04:55 +0000 Hi Mros,

Great question. I’ll give you my feedback based on my own experience.

I took all 3 multiple choice sections at once, two years ago, (and I was quite surprised to find that I passed all 3). In the interest of finances.. i.e.. not having to pay for CLARB fees and exam fees again, I over-studied so as to pass as many sections as I…[Read more]

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