ARE 5.0 study plan

Rank your baseline confidence 1–5 against each division's published content outline and set your study order from the result

Sketch three massing options for one fixed program on a constrained urban site, each showing setbacks, floor-area ratio, and height-limit compliance

Compute allowable floor area, required parking, and open-space ratios from a hypothetical zoning table and show every step

Compare passive solar orientation and daylighting strategies across four climate zones and record the trade-offs in writing

Trace egress paths through a mixed-occupancy floor plan and verify travel distance, common path, and exit width against code limits

Assemble a life-safety matrix linking occupancy classification, sprinkler status, and allowable area increases

Draft a schematic accessibility plan marking accessible routes, clearances, and fixture counts for a public building

Complete 40 timed practice items on planning and design and tag every miss by failure cause (knowledge gap, misread, or math error)

Decompose a wall assembly into its components and label the water, air, vapor, and thermal control layers for three different climate conditions

Detail a roof-to-wall intersection and a foundation-to-wall intersection at 1 inch equals 1 foot, annotating flashing and control-layer continuity

Match specification divisions to the drawings they govern and identify five coordination gaps in a sample drawing set

Calculate U-values and condensation risk for two candidate assemblies, then select one with a written justification

Compare structural, MEP, and envelope coordination sequences and state at which milestone each system's design must be frozen

Explain how a code-driven revision travels from drawing to specification to cost, using a single worked example

Reproduce your three weakest division 5 rule statements from memory with no notes and then correct them

Simulate a 60-item timed block covering divisions 4 and 5 under exam conditions

Convert a client interview transcript into a weighted space program with net-to-gross calculations

Analyze a hypothetical site for solar, wind, noise, and access constraints and rank three development options

Run a feasibility test comparing renovation against new construction using cost per square foot and code-upgrade triggers

Verify zoning and building code constraints for an adaptive-reuse scenario and list the variances it would require

Sequence construction delivery from bidding through final closeout and name the architect's deliverable at each phase

Draft a 10-item submittal register and a sample RFI response showing the review chain and contractual time limits

Categorize five common construction-phase disputes by project delivery method and describe the resolution path for each

Assemble a punch-list and substantial-completion workflow listing the documents required at each step

Compare sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporate practice structures by liability, taxation, and capital requirements

Build a fee proposal and staffing plan for a mock project including multipliers, overhead, and profit

Draft a risk-management register covering contract terms, insurance types, and standard of care

Sequence a project schedule with phases, milestones, and staff assignments, then identify the critical path

Outline a quality-control and team-coordination plan for a twelve-person studio

Re-derive the ten highest-yield rules for divisions 4 and 5 starting from a blank page

Complete two full-length timed mock exams spanning all six divisions and record per-division scores

Diagnose every miss below 70% accuracy and rewrite the underlying rule in a single sentence

Rehearse exam-day logistics: appointment scheduling, identification requirements, break plan, and permitted calculator