I am kind of in a predicament now.
I took the SS exam last week for my second attempt and just found out, that I failed again because of a level 3 on the Vignette. I am extremely perplexed because during the exam, I went back and checked my answer at least five times before submitting it, even with plenty of time left over. I felt very confident and still feel very confident with my answer because it is very very similar to the prompt featured in the guides. In terms of studying for the vignette, I have watched most of the videos and read the guides regarding the vignette, (Ncarb, read through a lot of Coach's forums, Google forum, Thaddeus, DORF, Kaplan, Ballast, Jenny's Notes, Rich, Marty, etc) and followed it exactly the same, to the point that I can repeat it verbatim. (clerestory rules, column rules, beams/ and joist supports rules, decking rules, etc)
From what I understand, NCARB does not allow you to challenge a vignette but I was wondering if perhaps there is a glitch with the software. I have experienced glitches taking the vignette portions of Ncarb's exams in the past and I have read in this forum that numerous other people have had this failure with the ss vignette. I am not exactly sure what to do now. I am thinking of purchasing Coach's vignette video to study for my third attempt at the vignette, but if i fail i will lose 3 exams (BDCS,BS,SD). The problem is that this is the my last exam, and I only have one attempt left. If i fail on my third attempt, i would need to wait a year to be eligible to retake, which will be in July of 2018. At this point, the 4.0 has already been retired, and I would lose three exams (BDCS,BS,SD) and would need to take two more in the 5.0 (PPD, PDD), which is completely absurd.
Has anyone been in a similar situation, or can provide some insight or recommendations in studying for the SS vignette?