by amarch » Fri Sep 12, 2014 4:35 pm
In all of the studying I did, I spent at most 2 hours with the Woo study guide and it was by far the most frustrating 2 hours of my exam preparations.
I can't really imagine the time and effort it takes to prepare a study guide like that, or a website like this one (thank you Coach!), but I could not get past the way the Woo guide is written. My advice is that if the Woo guide is as frustrating for you as it was for me, take it and stash it at the bottom of your closet and forget about it.
I did not use the Woo study guide beyond those 2 hours and was able to pass the exam. One study guide is not going to give you all of the info you need to know, and you can't go into the real exam worrying how you did on this mock exam.
I did use David's study guide, in addition to Pass by Flashx cards, reading the Practice Act, Ventura County guide, relevant AIA contracts, and the other Acts listed in reference materials several times. Also important is to ask questions on this site. When the ARE forum was up and running, I made sure to at least read other posts on the CSE and ask questions when I didn't understand something.