I found out last week that I passed BDCS. That's it for the ARE for me... now for the CSE...
I studied the following:
Ballast Chapters for BDCS. It also helped to have just taken PPP & BS before this...
Building Construction Illustrated
Amber Videos on You Tube
Practised vignettes a few times and posted on the forum for feedback.
The exam was tricky. Multiple Choice Questions were more or less straightforward with the usual sprinkling of WTF questions...
The Vignettes were more complicated than the practice software, but achievable. Time was barely enough.
Thanks for everyone who helped. Done with NCRAP (!) and onwards to deal with California Architects Board.