ALE TIPS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

By Arch. Lorenzo M. Estoye, uap

Good Day Kaibigan. Here are some tips for BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER your ALE. So take it seriously.
BEFORE THE ALE, the Review Period
1. Interview at least 10 persons na nagtake na ng ALE. Don’t only rely on one source of experience. Bawat tao iba iba ng diskarte sa pag aaral,
kaya mas maganda mas marami kayong malamang diskarte kung paano kayo makakapag aral. Routine ng pag aaral, mga kinakain, kinds of
exercises, at mga disiplina at orasyon sa buhay
2. ALE Review is about Preparations. The more you prepare yourself, the better.
3. Now, how will you know how to prepare? That’s why, interview ang una kong tips para you will have the knowledge of what to come.
4. The more na mabasa mo, the better. Pero mas maganda pa rin ang the more na maintindihan mo at maunawaan mo, the better kasi kahit
marami kang nabasa kung hindi mo naman naunawaan at naintindihan ay wala rin.
5. Then, before kang magstart magreview, have the list ng mga dapat mong malaman at maunawaan. For you, I had prepared the initial
checklist ng mga dapat malaman at maunawaan ng isang magiging Arkitekto. Ikaw na lang ang bahalang magdagdag sa mga kulang pa at
patuloy mong ipasa sa mga susunod na henerasyon para tumalino nang tumalino ang bawat henerasyon ng Arkitektong Pilipino.
6. Hanggat maaari ay huwag mag full time review na bababa sa 2 months. Nakakadala. As for me kasi is 1 month lang. ang hirap maghabol.
Make it, kung maaari 5-6 months. Hindi lang exam ang pinaghahandaan mo dito, pinaghahandaan mo rin ang pagiging Arkitekto mo! At sa
pagiging Arkitekto mo, kailangan mong magkaroon ng diskarteng “mukhang alam ang lahat” hanggat maaari. Arkitekto ka na for life after
exam, hindi ka na ordinaryong tao. Bawat bitaw mo nang salita e kailangan mong patunayan at panghawakan. Hindi biro ang pagiging
Arkitekto. Kaya ikaw na kukuha ng exam e mag isip isip muna kung gusto mo na ga talagang kumuha.
7. Kung ang time frame mo e 5-6 months, hatiin mo ito sa 3 bahagi.
a. 1st Phase: 1st and 2nd Month: kailangan mabasa mong lahat nang nasa checklist ko. Kahit scan lang sa mga hindi importanteng
words sa talata. Magfocus lagi sa important words para mabilis ang basa. And don’t forget to highlight ang make tabs para kapag
binalikan mo at sinaulo e mas madali na sya. Magpuyat ka kung kinakailangan. Push yourself sa umpisa pa lang. kahit 2-4 hrs na
tulog ok na. kailangan mong mabasa lahat lahat within this 2 months period.
b. 2nd Phase: 3rd and 4th Month: kailangan dito, nagfufurther research ka na nung mga bagay na wala sa checklist pero need mo pang
malaman, kaya sa time na to e dadagdagan mon a yung nasa checklist ko. Tapos dapat sa time din ito e nagsasagot ka na ng mga
refresher. Hanggat maaari e yung refresher na may mga key to correct tapos ang grade mo dapat e magrerange na ng 70-90%
paulit ulitin moa raw araw. Minimum ka dapat ng 1000 items kada araw sa time period na to. Kasi ang isang 200 items e isang
upuan lang na kayang maglast nang 90 mins. Hanggang sa magawa mo nang 15 mins ang 200 items. Paulit ulit lang. bakit need
ito? Practice ito ng ENDURANCE para sa exam. Also, practice din ito ng FAST ANSWERING. Saka INSTINCT ng vocabulary. Para
saan ang mga ito? Malalaman nyo kapag nabasa nyo ang mga uses nito sa mismong pagtetake na ng exam. Ito na rin pati ang
time nang pagsasaulo. Pagkakatapos mong magsagot at magcheck e magsaulo ka. Mag exam ka during the day tapos magsaulo
sa umaga, madaling araw at gabi at between exams. Saulo lang nang saulo. 2-4 hrs pa rin ang tulog pero bawi sa kain. Kain lang
nang kain para makabawi nang lakas.
c. 3rd Phase: 5th – 6th Month: dito ang exams mo dapat 90-100% na and in less than 60 mins na ang any 200 items. Paulit ulitin mo
raw araw. Of atleast 1000 items per day. Dito pwede mo nang iadjust ang tulog mo sa 6-8 hrs. mas chillax ka dito, pero continuous
pa rin ang pagsasagot at pagsasaulo.
8. Sa pagsasaulo, have symbolism on everything na sasauluhin nyo. You may take the first letters as abbreviation, or take the first syllabus, or
the drawing etc etc. it helps if the terminologies are deeply rooted to something, kahit ano pa yan. Create stories with it, or you can make
fun of it. Pwede mo rin syang idrawing and make an icon for it, in that way, mas madali mo syang masasaulo at mas magreretain sya sa
brain mo. Tapos ikapit mo sa pader ang mga mabubuo mong codes para nababasa mo sya palagi.
9. Take every day, seriously. Strive for excellence each day. Kailangan nadodoble ang kaalaman mo kada araw, at syempre nareretain ito.
Nauunawaan mo rin dapat ang mga pinag aaralan mo. Kung hindi mo nauunawaan, ask for help, hindi masamang magtanong. Ang masama
e yung nagrurunung runungan ka, mali naman pala ang nalalaman mo. Saka ka magrunung runungan kapag Architect ka na at kaharap mo
na ang ibang tao. That’s the time. Sa ngayon, mauhaw sa kaalaman araw araw.
10. Have a daily exercise routine kahit 5 mins lang per day. Pero mas advisable ko 15-30mins of exercise a day, kahit puyat ka. Nakakatulong
magcirculate ng dugo ang exercise, mas makakapagfunction nang ayos ang utak mo sa ganun. Kung maaari nga e mag gym pa e. basta
masusunod mo yung sched program na nabanggit kong una.
11. Organize your reviewers, nakaarrange palagi dapat yan per subject complete with tabs and highlights. Kung maaari e nakabind lahat ng
reviewers na print out para mas organize. Mas napaprocess kasi ng brain ang organize things rather than chaotic. Mas natatandaan mo rin.

Architecture Licensure Examination is about 3 things:

1. PHYSICAL
o EAT well every time
o EXERCISE every day, of at least 30mins per day
o ENERGIZE: Sleep well for the 1st & 2nd month, Sleep little for the 3rd & 4th month, Sleep depending on your capacity on the 5th &
6th month
2. MENTAL & EMOTIONAL
o Say this to yourself on the mirror every morning you wake up and every night you sleep: “I WILL BE IN THE TOP 1! BELIEVE”
o Pray for it Everyday
o Post a note where you will see it everytime, “I WILL BE IN THE TOP 1! BELIEVE”
o Write it on your Notebook 3-5 times a day: “I WILL BE IN THE TOP 1! BELIEVE”
 o Write it on your Notebook 3-5 times a day: “Arch. Blah Blah Blah, uap ALE JANUARY 2019 TOP 1
o And Always remind yourself of your goal most especially kapag inaantok ka na, or tinatamad ka na, etc. Especially During the
Exam Proper (During the exam proper, I always write my name having Arch & uap every corner of the page, lalo na kapag inaantok
ka or kapag mahirap ang tanong)
o REVIEW PREPARATIONS & EXAM PREPARATIONS IS ALL ABOUT CONDITIONING THE MIND.
3. INTELLECTUAL
o For the 1st & 2nd Month: READ all Topics on the Checklist! Read as many brochures as you can!
o For the 3rd & 4th Month: MEMORIZE all Topics on the Checklist! Analyze Patterns & Systems! Do Further Research on the Topics
you know little. Take 200-400 items Everyday!
o For the 5th & 6th Month: RECALL & FAMILIARIZE EVERYTHING! MEMORIZE THE REMAINING THINGS! Take 800-1000 items
Everyday! Do not rely only on the REFRESHER!

Another TRINITY of ALE Preparations & Review are:

1. Breakdown Lessons & Topics! Kaya ako nagbigay ng Checklist para alam nyo ang mga dapat nyong malaman. At kung kulang pa yun e
dagdagan nyo ito.
2. ANALYZE the Patterns & Systems
3. MEMORIZATION & FAMILIARIZATION

ALE SKILL SET you’ll be needing:

1. MAX VOCUBULARY
 You can acquire this skill through READING & MEMORIZING all the topics on the checklist on the 1st & 2nd Month of the Review
 You need to push yourself to acquire this skill because it will level up your skill as an Architect and will prepare you to be
knowledgeable enough on our field of expertise
2. FAST & RIGHT JUDGEMENT
 It requires the skill of MAX VOCUBULARY
 This skill will be acquire through TAKING EXAMS OF AT LEAST 200-400 ITEMS PER DAY IN NOT MORE THAN 60 MINS! (My fastest
record of a 200-item exam is approximately 14 mins. BEAT IT!)
 Why will you need it? You will be using THIS SKILL on the 1st TRINITY OF ALE EXAM (RUN THE FASTEST!)
3. READING COMPREHENSION & LOGICAL REASONING
 Nearly half but not more than half are the questions where you’ll be using this skill BUT almost ALL CHOICES ARE VERY TRICKY so
you’ll be needing this SKILL!
 NOTE! The Design Problem on the review is VERY EASY COMPARE TO THE DESIGN PROBLEM ON THE EXAM!!! BE VERY CAREFUL!!!
If that’s the case, you’ll be needing to practice & acquire this skill.
 You can acquire this skill THROUGH ANSWERING 1-5 LOGICAL & READING COMPREHENSION PROBLEMS PER DAY! Regardless of
topic.
4. GREATER STAMINA
 You can acquire this HALF OF THE SKILL THROUGH DAILY EXERCISE ESPECIALLY CARDIO EXERCISE FOR PHYSICAL STAMINA.
 The other HALF OF THE SKILL WILL BE ACQUIRE THROUGH DAILY EXERCISE OF YOUR MENTAL & EMOTIONAL STAMINA. (the
exercise I had given above)
 You’ll be needing that two kinds of Exercise for you to withstand long hours of the exam. It is LITERALLY PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY,
EMOTIONALLY, INTELLECTUALLY (AND EVEN SPITIUALLY, IF YOU ARE LOSING HOPE) DRAINING!!!
5. SUPER CAREFULNESS!!! (ULTI !!!)
 THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL YOU’LL BE NEEDING!!!!!!!!!!
 I take the exam knowing that I had so many things not yet read, analyze & memorize BUT THIS SKILL take me to where I am now.
I will be discussing this further on my strategy during the exam.

On the other hand, ALE Exam Proper has these TRINITY: (My Personal Strategy during the Exam)
1. RUN THE FASTEST!
 Answer the test as fast as you can! Use your 1ST, 2ND and 3RD SKILL here!
 Answer the test for just 90 mins! If the Problem is difficult, skip. The FIRST OBJECTIVE IS TO REACH ITEM 200!
2. SLOW & CAREFUL!
 Here, you’ll still be needing the 1st to 3rd skill but, now, with the help of your 4th skill, THE GREATER STAMINA!
 After answering the exam for just 90 mins (for 1st day and 5 hrs for the 2nd day), you will now REVIEW ALL ITEMS FROM THE START
TO FINISH with SLOWER PHASE but not more than 90 mins again. Make it for only 30-45 mins. REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW!
Question every choices! What if ito ang isagot ko? What if ganto pala yung problem. What if ganto pala scenario. ANALYZE
DEEPER! QUESTION YOUR ANSWERS! What if mali ito? BUT REMEMBER TO USE 1 st to 3rd SKILL!!! Baka kasi mag overthinking ka,
lalong mali ang sagot mo. Take this for only 30-45 mins (for the 1st day and 60-90 mins for the 2nd day)
3. BE VERY CAREFUL!!!!!!!!
 Now, USE YOUR ULTI!!!!!
 After reviewing your answers, REVIEW AGAIN WITH NOT LESS THAN 5 TIMES!!! Do not pass your paper once you finish answering.
REVIEW YOUR ANSWERS until the time runs out! YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME, MAXIMIZE IT! DO THIS EXAM ONCE! DO THIS EXAM
EXCELLENT!
4. REPEAT IT FOR EVERY EXAM! REPEAT IT FOR YOUR DAILY LIFE! REPEAT IT WHEN YOU BECOME A FULL – PLEDGE ARCHITECT!
STATEGY FOR REVIEWING PER SUBJECT:
1. History, Planning, Theory
 Memorize & Familiarize Terminologies
 Memorize & Familiarize Styles & Characteristics
 Drawings & Pictures
2. Professional Practice
 Familiarization of the Code
 Memorization of Fines
 Analyzation of the Situation
3. Bldg Tech, Bldg Utilities, Structural
 Analysis of System & Pattern
 Estimates & Terminologies
 Pictures & Drawings
4. Design
 Memorization of Design Standard
 Logical Reasoning & Reading Comprehension
 Computation & Estimates
THE CHECKLIST
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER

SUBJECTS:

HOA
 Historical Timeline
 Architectural Types & their Characteristics
 Foreign Architects, Nationality, Notable Contributions & Works
 Local Architects, Notable Contributions & Works
 Latest Buildings, Architects and some facts
 Terminologies

TOA
 Terminologies
 Principles of Composition
PLANNING
 Theories & Terminologies
 Urban Models in simple lines & shapes
 History of Planning in the Philippines esp. Spanish & American Era

TROPICAL DESIGN
 Site Planning
 Site & Bldg Orientation
 Tropical Design Techniques

PROPRAC
 Methods of Compensation
 RA 9266
 SPP Documents
BLDG LAWS
 Bldg Code
 Struc Code
 Elec Code
 Plumb & Sat Code
 Water Code
 Fire Code
 BP 220
 BP 344

VERNACULAR
 Terminologies
 Indigenous House
 Pre-Spanish Filipino House
 Parts of Bahay Kubo
 Parts of Bahay na Bato

STRUCTURAL
 Terminologies & Theory
BLDG TECHNOLOGY
Noted | Scanned | Memorized/familiarized
 Types of Constructions - N
 Types of Connections - N
 Types of Fasteners - N
 Types of Treatment
 Types of Defects
 Types of Tools - N
 Types of Heavy Equipment – N

BLDG MATERIALS & FENESTRATION

 CONCRETE
o Types of Ratio - N
o Types of Construction - N
o Types of Connections - N
o Types of Terminations
o Types of Defects & Solutions - N
o Curing Period - N
o Concrete Cover - N
o Estimate of Materials
o Familiarization of Commercially Available Order of Different Materials
 MASONRY
o Types of Masonry Unit
o Estimation of Masonry Unit
o Sizes of Masonry Unit
o Plaster/Mortar Ratio & Estimate
 WOOD
o Types of Wood by Properties
o Defects on Wood & Solutions
o Commercial Sizes of Wood
o Types of Wood by Size
o Wood Estimate
 PLASTICS
o Types of Plastics
o Uses of Plastic in Construction
o Plastic Defects & Solutions
 METAL WORKS
o Types of Commercially Available Metal Products - N
o Sizes of Metals in the Market
o Steel Estimate
o Steel Manufacturer
o Rebar Sizes - N
o Rebar Weight & Computation
 PAINTS
o Types of Paints
o Paint Defects & Solutions
o Brands of Paints
o Different Products under Different Brands of Paint
 GLASSWORK
o Types of Glass
o Glass Sizes on the Market
o Glass Manufacturer
 DOORS
o Types of Doors
o Types of Fasteners for Doors
 o Types of Swing
 WINDOWS
o Types of Windows
o Types of Fasteners for Windows
o Types of Glazing
 TILEWORKS
o Types of Tiles - N
o Tile Sizes on the Market - N
o Pcs per Box of Tiles - N
o Brands of Tiles - N

BLDG UTILITIES
 PLUMBING & SANITARY
o Types of Pipe Material
o Sizes of Pipe
o Uses of Pipe
o Types of Pipe Function, Terminologies
o Pipe Connections
o Pipe Terminations
o Pipe Tools & Equipment
o Pipe Treatment
o Pipe Defects
o Computations & Fixture Units
o VSTR & SVTR
o Plumbing System
o Plumbing Plan Reading
 ELECTRICAL
o Types of Tubing
o Material
o Size of Tube
o Uses of Tube
o Type of Tubing Function, Terminologies
o Electrical Connections
o Electrical Terminations
o Electrical Tools & Equipment
o Electrical Treatments
o Load Schedule & Computation
o Electrical Plan Reading
o Electrical System
o Electrical Defects
 LIGHTING
o Types of Lighting Mood
o Types of Lighting Fixture
o Theories & Terminologies
 ACOUSTIC
o Types of Acoustic Materials
o Different Acoustic Treatment & Approach
o Theories & Terminologies
 MECHANICAL
o Types of ACU
o ACU Systems
o Parts of ACU
o ACU Terminologies
o ACU Installation Process
o ACU Defects & Solution
 o Types of Elevator
o Elevator System
o Parts of Elevator
o Elevator Terminologies
o Elevator Installation
o Elevator Defects
o Types of Escalator/Walkalator
o Escalator/Walkalator System
o Parts of Escalator/Walkalator
o Escalator/Walkalator Terminologies
o Escalator/Walkalator Installation
 FIRE PROTECTION
o Fire Protection Terminologies
o Fire Protection System
o Fire Protection Installation
 THERMAL INSULATION, WATER PROOFING & DAMPPROOFING

DESIGN PROBLEMS & DESIGN STANDARDS

 Minimum & Maximum Dimensions of Human Reach
 Minimum & Maximum Dimensions of Rooms
 Minimum & Maximum Dimensions of the Lot
 Required Parking Spaces
 Design Wisdom for Materials & Construction Problems

FOR THE SAKE OF FUTURE GENERATION, YOU, THE WHO PERSON RECEIVED THIS, MUST ADD THINGS FOR THIS MATERIAL TO
GROW. YOU ARE NOW PART OF THE FUTURE OF THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF FILIPINO ARCHITECTS! THANK YOU.