GC, I think the fees for CBT are pretty nuts. I do believe that most companies that I have come across reimburse the first attempt for any licensing exam. Given the pass rates of the SE even before the CBT switch, a lot of people wound up shelling out the fees themselves since they did not pass...
Wondering if the Reddit post that Mike is referencing is correct. It's almost mid-July and I haven't seen a thread about SE depth results. I thought they were supposed to be released in June.
Has anyone who took the Depth recently been kept in the loop?
Bulb, I agree that the SE should be a very hard exam, but I've been reading that the main issues are related to how the CBT has been implemented and not really about the content. I took the FE as CBT and, if I recall correctly, they only give you one screen and a little dry erase board for your...
Seems to me that you'd only want to account for the area of concrete that is actually in compression. If you have a moment on the section, then that is not necessarily the whole area.
I work in bridge engineering. I do not know anyone who has failed the PE Civil Structural. I even know one bridge engineer who took the PE Civil Structural while she was doing her Masters. With that said, a considerable number of people still fail the exam. Also, that opinion is in the context...
Plausibly_civil - I looked at the Spring edition of the BRPELS newsletter. In October 2023 (pen and paper), no one that registered through BRPELS passed the SE Lateral Bridges exam. Absolutely wild as I would have thought that WA bridge SE applicants would be more prepared than those from other...
I think you've touched on something that a lot of people feel, but I believe that numerous states require the SE for stamping building plans unless it's a really simple building. The state I am in is one of those states. Interestingly, my state requires an SE for non-simple buildings, but it...
Thanks Mike! All of my stuff is in boxes right now, but here is what I had used (in additional to the design codes):
- Official NCEES practice exam. Obviously very helpful for knowing where you stand and for timed practice. This is a must-have.
- PPI PE Structural 16 Hour Practice Exam for...
Just got my results and I passed both components of the bridge exam on the first attempt!
There is no sense of joy though. It was an agonizing wait for the results and the studying was hardly a walk in the park either. All I have is a sense of relief. Frodo lying on the slopes of Mt. Doom would...
Alright everyone, how was it?
I just took the bridge exams (vertical and lateral). Both morning sessions were absolute disasters. The afternoons were glorious though.
