Part 3 had a 86% pass rate last year.

The best way to study is through extended work in a professional office. Take every opportunity over the next few months to participate in all stages of projects, from concept to construction admin and you should have no issues. The exams are practice-based and in no way are they there to trick you.

Hi NS,

Thanks for your response. I think all parts had a 85+% pass rate. 

Experience from office to office is a variable. I just don't think it's realistic, for me at least, to ideally participate in all stages of a project in a few months. For example, some offices might only do competition entries are have a limited number of jobs and they are in the SD phase. Factor in the fact that if you work in a big office you are pigeon-holed into certain roles and that's another variable that you do not have much control over.

Your advice is solid and makes great sense but I may not have such opportunities. So aside from experience...do you have any advice? I can only think of reading through material pertaining to details, different types of framing/structural systems etc.

I think exam part 3 is hardest for me as you are probably right in that it actually requires good experience. The other parts I managed to pass with limited experience (all I did for past 4 years was schematic design/concept work for the previous firm I worked for). I just studied for those exams from notes/reading through CHOP.

Nappy,

Rather hard to imagine someone ready to write the ExACs and has not had sufficiently broad exposure to the profession but, they do allow people to sit-in for the tests at 50% IDP.

I would suggest you approach someone senior in your office and ask to borrow an old set of CDs and specs. Study them. Cross-reference the specifications and consultant drawings. Follow up on the code matrix. Look at the site-instructions and change orders issued during construction. Ask those who worked on that project to tell you what sort of issues they had. etc. Take one out for a beer or two to coax more info if you have to.

When I wrote my ExACs... 5 years ago I think. I sat down with a few friends who worked in various types of offices and we provided information to each-other where there was a lack of.

Hi NS,

Thanks for the solid advice I will do that. The requirements for writing the EXAC is just 2800 non-specific hours working at an architecture office. 

Hi Nappy,

This year it is the first time I am registered for exam, and where are you in case we can arrange a study group. I am still reading materials.

Thanks

hey arbk,

Awesome. Sent you an email.

Hi,

I am also writing all four exams this year for the first time and would like to get in touch with others writing them to exchange ideas.

Thanks

bump

hey exact,

sent you an email last week keep in touch!

Hi guys

I am willing to help you with my notes from last year's exam , If anyone is interested .

Good luck .

HKTO

Hi HKTO,

That would be great what sort of notes do u have for part 3?

ty

Hi Nappy

The notes I have are some short answers to the objectives.

cheers

hey hkto sent u a message. 

Hey HKTO,

Thanks again.I sent you a message to the email linked to ur archinect account with my email/contact information.

Also EXACT, i sent you a message to your email account as well that's linked to ur archinect account. 

You guys may want to check ur spam folder if it's not showing up!

n

Hi guys/HKTO:

Am in Calgary, will be writing all 4 exam this year. Can any one of you share the notes from HKTO?

cheers,

H

Hey AKNN,

I can share you notes can you private message me your email?

I do have notes for parts 1-4.

ps: does anyone know a good way to study for exam part 3 final project?

Thanks nappy, I pm you my email to your email account linked to this forum.

A 

Dear AKNN,

I did not get your email.  Checked my spam folder etc.

Please message me again.

Hi nappy,

Can you try now? hopefully works this time, if not please pm me your email and I will contact you directly.

ps:  Francis D .K. Ching's Building Construction illustrated seems useful for part 3.   

Hi nappy,

you can you send the notes to this email:  aknnexac@gmail.com

thanks!

hi aknn

sorry just saw ur post will send it later today

Great, thanks. If you interested I have some notes/Q&A from CHOP,CCDC.

cheers,

A

shameless BUMP 

mainly for those who failed EXAC PART 3 2014 and need to rewrite in Nov.

Want to get a study group ready. Post here or private message me thanks!

Hi my email is mabouelfish@gmail.com can any one who passed tge exam send me notes to organise my self didn't pass last year I have local experience. Thanks

Dear I did more than 7 projects in Canada and some of them were my own projects fir my clients. I need the help to organise tge preparation for the test. PMP it's an experience test also but there is a huge preparation for it.

Mo,

This is something you should be discussing, in person, with your IAP mentor since it's their job is to help plug your knowledge gaps. You will not gain anything by taking a short-cut and soliciting answers from an internet forum and the ExACs are pretty damn simple for most people with 2-3 year experience. If you struggled to pass, it's not because of your preparation notes.

Easy to see how you would struggle with the professional practice part of the tests seeing as you claim to practice with a license. Diversify your experiences, both through all phases of construction and all assembly types. Don't ask google to save you.

Hi guys,

I'm going to pass the exams this year for first year. Could you please give me some advises or any notes that can help me.

Thank you so much in advance

Hello,

I've just registered for the EXAC for this coming fall.

I’ve interned for 4 months a year while at school for my Master’s and been working in the industry full time for the past 3 years.

I have been studying CHoP, ARE study guide, and reading a lot of articles (NBC is next on my list to study) since February this year.

My biggest concern is, I am not sure how the information I have been studying will be translated into question form in the exam. I’ve recently being reading in CHoP about management of an office/risk/quality management, but I’m not sure how this kind of knowledge would be tested.

Does anyone have any experience/memory about any of these types of questions? Feel like I am going in blind, and no matter how much I study some questions are going to come at me from left field.

Thank you,

^ don't spend any time with the ARE guides. The ExAcs are a very different type of exams and will test you through multiple choice or long/short answer questions on professional practice. Make sure you read both volumes of the NBC.

hi everyone,

I failed part 1 last year, does anyone know what resources are for part 1.

Any doing exac exam group study

 want to join the group for study

email address is

mustafamunawar@outlook.com

I want to join a study group and would appreciate any notes too!! I'm in Toronto. nikalouisa@gmail.com

Hi All,

I've made some flashcards if you wish to study that way. They are just some of the notes taken in response to the themes, not exam type questions. Mostly lists. May help you or it may not, I have not written yet, so I have no idea if they are useful...

https://www.brainscape.com/p/1...

https://www.brainscape.com/p/1...

https://www.brainscape.com/p/1...

https://www.brainscape.com/p/1...

HI All,

Please can you hare your notes with me for the EXAC.

My email address is mynalawal@yahoo.com.

Thank you