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Choosing the RIGHT Architecture

Review Center

I just recently passed the Architecture Licensure

Examination held last 25th and 27th of January

2013. Being one of the placers in the exam was

one of the best and most humbling highlight in

that experience.

So, as expected, many of my friends who are

about the take the review are asking me which

Architecture Review Center is the best. Of course,

there is no one valid answer to this question - the

answer will always be subjective. If you would

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ask me what I would recommend, I would of

course recommend the review centers I enrolled

to since their review approaches were effective

for me.

If you want to know what REVIEW CENTER IS

THE BEST, well you won't find the answer here.

LOL. I'm just basically blogging about my

architecture review experience.

The most basic question here is how did I choose

the review centers I attended to in the first

place?

Ans. BY RECOMMENDATION

Before enrolling to any review center, I had to

research a lot. [Yes, I can be O.C. like that.]

Secondary data from the internet was helpful.

The internet, with the websites of the variousreview centers provided basic information from

the location, the tuition fee (upon request),

proximity to PRC and the Test Venues, the

teachers and professors and any other relevant

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information you will need.

But what was most helpful was the primary data I

gathered from actual interviews with architect

friends & mentors. But I also had to keep in mind

that one can only recommend the review centers

they were enrolled to. But even if their answers

are biased, I considered their recommendations

immensely because (1) I know them personally

and they would always recommend the best for

me and (2) I trust their opinion over anything

posted online.

Finally, this is the scheme that I decided on for

myself (which my review-mates from Davao

agreed with):

Basic/Fundamental Review: JPT Review Center,

Galicia st., Sampaloc

-As recommended by most of my architect

friends/mentors from Davao City

Special Building Technology Class: APR

Review Center, R,Papa st., Sampaloc

-As recommended by architect friends from

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Davao City

Design Course:UAP Center for Career

Development, Scout Rallos, QC

-Personal assessment of the review center via

their website, and also recommendation from an

architect friend, as well.

Special Coaching: UAP Center for Career

Development, Scout Rallos, QC

-As per recommendation of the UAP CCD

professors

Refresher: JPT Review Center, Galicia st.,

Sampaloc

-As recommended by most of my architect

friends/mentors from Davao City

Many people think that I took ENTIRE double

courses in various review centers. But I didn't.

It was just one course, no doubles.

The only double subject I took was that of the

special class which I took at APR Review

Center. It was recommended to me by previous

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board takers, and for me I felt that it was also

vital for me to take this class since I knew my

weakness was in Building Technology and

Building Materials. True enough, this class proved

useful during the board exam. Thank you, Arch.

Arnel P. Ramosfor the opportunity.

UAP CCD was closer to home, in a sense that the

review center is located at UAP Head Quarters.

The lectures and the design class given were also

helpful. I would also like to commend Arch. Rey

S. Gabitanfor being very well versed in the

Professional Practice subject and situational

questions, which was very important not only for

the board exam but when one starts to practice.

More importantly, the special coaching given was

really helpful in taking away the anxiety I had.

The special coaching boosted my confidence in

not just taking the exam but to also conquer it.

My UAP CCD experience became the foundation

of my mental, emotional, and physicalpreparation for the exam day. The special

coaching allowed me to embrace the reality that

is the board exam.

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JPT Review Center became my second home,

and Amber (the company pet/mascot)

became my extended family pet. The Center was

also close to my heart because the staff was

Cebuano, and it was nice to hear bisaya

conversations once in a while. But apart from

these little homey perks, I would commend JPT

for how they handle the classes with a great

degree of professionalism, care of Sir Jim.Arch.

Gerard Dy& Arch. Annie Pugedawere

extremely brilliant in making us, or me feel that

these are things that I already know and that we

are just reviewing these things. All the instructors

of the review center were equally brilliant

most especially in streamlining the things we

have to study and to know the things that we

have to focus on. I really felt JPT's support from

the beginning of the review till the very end.

(I am biased here because I took Basic Review

[beginning] and Refresher [end]. LOL. But biased

or not, the review centers approach was effectivefor me)

Well, in any casemy opinion will always be

biased and limited to the review centers that

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I have enrolled in. Therefore, I'm not

a Review Center Critique Expertof sorts. I'm

pretty sure there are other review centers out

there that are at par with the review centers I

have enrolled with. Like everything else, each

review center has its own strengths and

weaknesses. But review centers will only be there

to guide you on what to study and more of the

work will really be your responsibility. And I am

pretty sure that all review centers are committed

to helping each and every reviewee pass and ace

the board exam.

Basically, in choosing what you think the right

review center is for yourself is the key to

everything. Do not let anyone decide for you.

That is what I did with my review-mates from

Davao, in every decision the group made I had to

ensure that it was a voting system. I did not

force any decision on anyone.

At this point in your life, to trust in your self is

way better than anything else. You do not want

to go around blaming other people for the

decisions they made for you because in reviewing

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and in practically anything, you decide for

yourself. Letting others decide for you is still a

decision you made for yourself. So whichever way

the ball rolls, it will always be your decision.

Praying for wisdom in discerning will also be

helpful.