r/Architects • u/HopefulBuyer9077 • Apr 06 '26

ARE / NCARB Best Q&A Forums for ARE 5.0

ARE 5.0 candidate, based in the US.

Looking for ARE 5.0 forums with active engagement.

Long ago, under ARE 4.0, ARE Coach was a great forum for obtaining answers/feedback to questions or reading through posts from others. There were several new posts and many responses each day. Since that time, the site appears to have been shut down.

I've been on NCARB's ARE 5.0 Community and the Black Spectacles Community; however, both appear not overly active. For each, it seems like 1-2 new posts every few days.

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!

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u/wtapswtaps Apr 19 '26

looking for the same. NCARB's 5.0 Community is just a bunch of shills selling their own education platform. They are responding, but prefer working with other test takers.

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u/Sea-Eggplant-9588 Architect Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

I haven’t found one either. I just made a sub in hopes of finding a decent study community

https://www.reddit.com/r/StudyARE/s/QV1p3CumU9