Taking the architectural registration exam is a crucial step in the process of becoming an architect. The test is long, difficult, and stressful, but it is an absolute necessity if you want to be an architect. Graduating from school is not our finish line, becoming licensed is. IF you find yourself in a position where you need to take the registration exam and you are nervous ... don't be. You can do it, all it takes is the same sort of effort you've already demonstrated you are capable of, evidenced by the fact you went to and graduated from, architecture school.