More bad news from NCARB

Thanks to some idiots, who recently took the ARE exams, and then violated the explicit policies about public disclosure of testing questions, NCARB must now generate some new tests...at a cost of $1.1M. That money does not currently exist, and as a result, will be taken from those of us taking the tests who have not violated any rules. The cost of the test just went up 23%. Well that just sucks, and makes me want to take the test over again, even less.

My bigger problem, this sounds a lot like the scam the DOT puts on about Toll Roads. Pay a toll until the road is paid for, then we will take the toll booths out...this sounds familiar, pay more so that we can pay to revise the test, but I suspect they won't drop the prices back down after they are done paying this off. And I am sorry, $1.1M should not be a big deal to NCARB, they are a massive organization, and should have to deal with this on their own, as part of doing business, and not pass it on to those that give them business, just because someone was an idiot.