AngerIsAnEnergy wrote:Archigeezers unite...! I'd be interested in hearing from my fellow old farts -- what are you looking for as a result of passing the ARE? What will the license do for you and your career?
roaaia wrote:Make me feel like I accomplished my goals that I set many years ago. It doesn't help in my career in one bit in my opinion. Maybe I can ask for more money though. We'll see. I just like the fact that I am what I say I am..... an architect.AngerIsAnEnergy wrote:Archigeezers unite...! I'd be interested in hearing from my fellow old farts -- what are you looking for as a result of passing the ARE? What will the license do for you and your career?
"Just because you feel fear doesn't mean you can't do it. Do it afraid." Joyce Meyer] I may borrow this quote for life in general.
roaaia wrote:Welcome Robinkw!
Yes 50+ is crazy. I've always thought I was the oldest and I may be. I'll be hitting 60 this summer myself. I'm attending workshops now and there are a few rare others close to my age but I def look the oldest. Now if I can just get through my first exam. I went to the Center for my first exam on June 4 and found out the power was out. They rescheduled me for July 28. It seems like forever.
Good luck and thanks for sharing.
Roaaia
Good luck on your first exam.
jokermtb wrote:johnny rotten pil? anger is an energy ^^^?
Yes, procrastination, life getting in the way, and plain ol' fear of failure (what if I don't know jack shit? what if everyone finally knows that I'm a hollow shell masquerading as an architect?), etc. is what's common to us +40's. Then again, all that life experience means that you're just not that intimidated by many things anymore. As for me, passing all the exams - when I got the little piece of paper from the state saying "architect", it was as if I'd passed thru this imaginary mind-forged portal that I'd constructed a long time ago. It's an extremely satisfying feeling that many of you already know, or will get to know. To those embarking on their quest, I say to keep plugging away - you know more than you think you do, so just put in the couch time and get it done.
I will say that it's a strange sort of accomplishment when you finally get it at what some might consider an overly ripe age for such things. I'm still a bit leery about the whole thing, as if to avoid the whole conversation "what took you so long"? Quite an unconventional story arc, of which you are most familiar.....which places you all in a unique fellowship. I'm sure I'll get over that, but still, it lingers. My wife threw a party for me upon finishing, invited all my close friends who nudged me forward over the years to get going, and it was wonderful - I felt like they were really sharing in finishing the long road along with me, for they truly were. It's nice to know friends are there to share in your f'ed up accomplishment, and hoist a brew in your direction. I only hope that you all have had similar occurrences.
vtmtbkr wrote:Thanks rifkamattman and gumption, it does feel good to be done and able to give or throw all my study material away!
how0425 wrote:Another 40.5 here. Just received my last pass. 7 for 7 in 10 months.
Good luck to everyone and you can do it because don't forget that you are seasoned professionals and you deserve to be called architect!
gimo wrote:Thanks to everyone for sharing their stories and showing that lifelong learning has many forms, it stops and starts without regard for time, and only moves forward equal with the effort expended.
At 56, I just passed my seventh exam and could not feel better because of the sense of " going the distance " as Rocky said and not knowing what doors will open with that credential. I do intend to rebrand my Design-Build company and communicate the title "Architect" wherever possible.
Bravo to those who have completed the exams at any age, and to those in the midst of testing, keep moving forward and embrace the journey.
roaaia wrote:Keep us posted!
Sarcasmo wrote:Well, I wasn't lying -- I've taken on ARE 5.0... C&E was last week, PjM in about three weeks.
Age is just a number. A big, big number...
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