So what exactly did you do to prepare? It looks like all of your prep was inside a 2 week timeframe? I just checked
www.gbci.org and it looks like I can register for the exam by the end of March and take it by the end of June to be under the old style permanent accreditation.
I'm thinking about registering in the next couple of days to take the exam in May or June and having one shot to get the permanent certification - does this seem intelligent? Are books and sample tests enough to prepare for it?
here's the deal..... if you test before the end of the month, and don't pass,
you can reschedule
before the end of the month, and get the same test
standard, and test after the first of the month, and still be eligable for
the grandfather clause.
my understanding is that if you can't get tested initally before the first of
the month, you're out of luck on the old test.
that is how the LEED instructor explained it to us. i may have misunderstood
it, but there was considerable :wink: interest in this among the people who
attended the class i was in.
here's the rub... if you blow the test, prometric has to notify USGBC that
has occurred, before you can reschedule another test a month or so later.
prometric and USGBC are swamped. if you test at the end of the month,
there won't be enough time for the results to be uploaded for you to
reschedule.
if you *really* want to do this, here's what i'd do... today is wed. the 25th.
IMMEDIATELY (like right after you read this), go to USGBC and set up an
account. they will mail you a password and you can log back on.
get your credit card handy. you are going to need it. follow the links after
you enter your personal information into your account at USGBC, until you
get to the prometrics site, to schedule your test. look at the nearest
prometrics site to where you are at, and see if they have anything
available as far as test slots. take the first one you can get. i don't know
if you can get one for tomorrow, but if you can, take it.
it'll cost $400. round one for the credit card.
go take the test tomorrow. you'll fail. start checking the USGBC web site
for your account information to update. keep your notarized test results
from prometric. the instant it does, reschedule your second test, and
set it a couple months from now. as long as it happens before the first of
the month, you are locked in.
it'll cost $400. round two for the credit card.
once you get the second test date, get the LEED reference guide.
425 pages, softbound.
it'll cost $200. round three for the credit card.
log onto the everblue training site. they do a two day course that pours
the stuff into your head. find out where there is one, hopefully about a
week and a half before your test date. sign up.
it'll cost $600. round four for the credit card.
you are now into this $1,600.
prep time for the test is given by everyone as between 40-60 hours.
what i walked into the test with, was the 16 hours of class time,
and 7 hours spent reviewing the everblue material yesterday.
their two day workshop is well worth the money, in my opinion.
my advice is not to do it like that. allow some more time than that.
i take tests very well, but morover, i was flat lucky. it's as simple as that.
if ya need any help or have questions, PM me....
as my nephew, who passed the AP test in december said...
"yeah, it's nuts, and we are all drinking the koolaid... get a cup, cause it's
how stuff is going to get built down the road."
the firm he heads currently manages the largest amount of square footage
of warehouse space in north america. it didn't get to that size 'cause he
makes bad decisions.
good luck..... hope you can fail the test tomorrow.....
