I received my final pass on SS which was my last ARE. Since then, I have been enjoying the greatest relief ever, while recovering from all these stress related symptoms I had while studying. If I didn't pass, I would've been at a risk of losing my exams I passed five years ago while I wait until I can re-take the SS. And if I didn't catch up on time, I would've been forced to transition to ARE 5.0 next year and start all over again based on the transition calculator.
Long story short, I could not take a single chance to fail, and the strategy I used was to re-take and review the ballast and kaplan sample questions over and over and over again, the exact same sample questions over and over again until I narrow down the type of questions I found myself struggling with. I also purchased the ARE Coach Video for the vignette, and had it repeatedly play on my commute, for the entire month. Like I said, I could not take a single chance to fail this exam.
So grateful to receive this last Pass and complete the journey of ARE. And as my coworker once told me, fun never stops for the architect, now onto CSE.