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W.Mellinger

 

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D.Binkley

 

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"I just wanted to thank you and the staff at Nalsa. I passed my exam! I know it was because of your help when I was preparing. Thank you so much! "

D. Winters

 

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P.Douglass, CA

 

"I want to send a note of thanks to NALSA publishing. I purchased the Professor Dorf video for Building Planning and several vignette grading reviews. I passed my exam, and I know it was do to the video and the grading critique's I received. I think every candidate should purchase the vignette video and grading critique's. They really brought another perspective to the approach to this exam that I had not looked at. I am very greatfull for your help and cannot thank you enough."

S. White, MD

 

"Thanks again for all your help and support. You've been great through this process; I really appreciate your help. "

N. Almeida, MA

 

"Just wanted to let you know that I got my license a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to thank you for your help in answering the numerous questions I had asked during my studies. "

R.Rothrock

 

"NALSA, Just wanted to take a moment and thank you for providing the service's that you do. I have passed all my graphic exams. I am sure that I would have been taking them several times each if it were not for the exceptional lectures provided by professor Dorf. Thank you for getting them ready and providing them during a time that must have been very difficult for all of you. I also used Archiflash for the multiple choice divisions. I hope you will continue providing the services you do, your helping generations of students see things a little differently and a little more clearly than before your materials are viewed. "

C. Broadbent, Utah

 

"It's nice to deal with a company that values it's customers and respnds promptly. Thank again. "

G.McDaniel

 

"I really appreciate the vignette grading service that you offer...for me it's been my only source of feedback as to what I'm doing wrong. Thanks a bunch!! "

W. Adams, Oklahoma

 

"Thanks to your study materials, I passed all of my exams on the first go-round. Great product! I recommend it to everyone I can. Thanks!"

C. Pietrowiak, Illinois

 

"I just wanted to put into writing that I appreciate all the information that you supplied to me while I was taking the Graphic Divisions of the ARE. I passed all of the three tests the FIRST time around! I really do believe that the Norman Dorf Solutions Manual is the best reference out there for passing these tests. I've looked at others and they really didn't capture all the intricate details that were necessary to pass the exam. The questions and answers at the back of every section was 'priceless', as the saying goes. Also, in the main body of the text, it was unquestionably the best reference with regards to 'what and what not to do'. This really brought to life, and put into practice, what may appear to be obvious to the graders, but is critical information to the candidates."

T. Waldenmaier, California

 

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J. Abernathy, Nevada


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L. Thompson, Missouri


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M. Goldman, New York


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M. Scanlon, California


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"Just wanted to let you know, thanks to your study materials, I passed all of my exams on the first go-round. Great product! I recommend it to everyone I can. Thanks!"
Christine


"Thank you very much! I have passed all graphic sections so far, so I may not need the grading, but I will let my friends know, Thank you! Your practice vignettes were of great help to me, unlike Kaplan's. Those cost 5 times as much and are totally useless."
Irene


"…I am a bad test taker and have to be way over-prepared to perform like a normal person during the exam. I do not know the results of this test yet but have high confidence in success… I was not asked or paid to post this message."
Tim M.


"…Solutions took the mystery out of the exam through detailed descriptions of the vignettes and the solutions that each required. I have used several other study guides, and found them lacking in one respect or another. Mr. Dorf's study guide, "Solutions," is head and shoulders above the rest. I would highly recommend this to anyone who has to take the Architect Registration Examination."

Christopher L. Boney
Associate AIA

"Dorf explained the pitfalls that trap most of us and some simple techniques to overcome them… "
Deborah S.
University of British Columbia

R. Salazar, California


"I passed all the tests on the 1st try. I have since recommended Archiflash to all my intern friends and college professors. I used only the Archiflash cards up until the last week of studying, then got nervous so I peruse some of the sources NCARB recommends. I knew most of the information I looked through and was amazed at just how much I knew from using Archiflash."

N. Godar, California


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J. Jackson, Washington DC


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V.Chiang, New Jersey


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A. Gilley, Illinois


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C. Quinn, Arizona


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D. Smith, Texas


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S. Alexander, Arizona


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A. Wright, New York


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D. Hawkins, Kentucky


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B. Huttman, New York


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TIP 10
You should not apply your own special technical knowledge to solve a vignette. This can lead you to abandon the written program which can be fatal.