SE exam results - You've got to be kidding me. 5

[ACoussens]

This was the second time I took the exam. The first time I did not study - I took it as a practice to see where I needed to focus. I was satisfied with my results even though I did not pass. In fact, all of the loads determination areas I got 100s in the three areas. I studied for this time, but my scores were SLASHED IN HALF! The only one that stayed the same was one of the loads determination - the other 100s were now in the 50s!

I am having a really hard time believing that I retarded 25-50% in my knowledge of structural analysis. I seem to remember several problems that were basically plug and chugs that I checked multiple times but could never come up with an answer on their list.

Anyone else fall in this category or do I need to step back and re-evaluate?

 

[BlastResistant]

The OP should be thankful that s/he doesn't live in (I assume) one of the few states (California and Washington for sure that I know of) that doesn't require a Civil PE AND an SE-III exam. Several 3.9X's that I went to college with at Berkeley had to change their career goals after not being able to pass the SE-III after multiple tries. They studied 24 hours a week in addition to full-time work for 6-9 months, multiple times, for the SE-III before finally giving up.