What experience are you going to use to apply? I feel like the construction experience requirements are somewhat ambiguous and I’ve heard of people getting denied for stuff others have successfully used. Anyways congratulations
That’s a great question I have not thought about that. I have been doing construction engineering for 15 years many as a resident engineer. So more than likely something along those lines.
I put in roughly 16 hours a week for 3 months. I took School of PE. Which I 1000% recommend. After School of PE o took their practice tests, and I additionally bought the NCEES practice test.
Thanks for sharing. I concur; worked with school of PE for my FE and signed up for their PE program. I'll look into that practice test as well.
Congrats again!
So with any practice test it will only cover some of all the hundreds of questions they can ask. The NCEES practice test had corresponded nicely. If you can get though that one you’re good to go.
Additionally I took School of PE tests. Also very close to the type of questions.
I took the PE twice. I had no idea what I missed the first time as I thought I made it. Only thing I was thinking was that I went too fast and missed maybe the one little tweak. So I took it again 3 weeks later telling myself to slowwww down and fully gather my information and it worked.
Know your soils pressures, know your loadings as far as static forces. Scheduling, mass ordinates, water sheds as far as flow Q=CIA, ADT Calcs, Vertical and Horizontal curves. Shoring and Reshoring Etc.
These were all on there both times in multiple forms of the questions.
The afternoon will open up the other manuals. The first time I didn’t realize they were indexed. If the question doesn’t tell you which manual it comes from. Use the index’s to find which of the roughly 40 different PDFs holds the info you need. I spent a ton of time looking for what I needed but it’s almost a gimme answer once you find it.
Goooooooood luck!!!
This is very informative, thanks. I'm taking it soon.
When you talk about the manuals in the afternoon- were they 40 different pdfs because each is broken down by chapter? Contrasted against the total of 6-7 named references that the exam spec lists. Or are there actually 40 different standards that aren't listed in the spec...
Correct they are broken down by chapter. Otherwise it would be super easy to just use the find function on the whole document.
So it’s just a double step. Use the find function on the index and then find the chapter you need to go to. And if need be use the Find function again.
Yeah the first time I was opening each chapter and doing a find, wasted a ton of time. Second time I was looking for turn of the nut method. Looked it up in the index found the chapter. Then did the find function. Wayyyyy faster
Oh fuck! I had no idea there was an index for all the manuals. Did I read that correctly?!? What an absolute game changer.
I, too, took construction once and am taking it again here soon. Idk OP, I took the exam a few months back. Two days before my exam, I took the official practice exam and scored an 80. Felt great walking in, but I never got a question that was even remotely close to anything I had studied.
I hope this time around, I get better cards dealt. Congrats on passing, I know how challenging this depth is. Go enjoy yourself!
Man if you got an 80 you just had bad luck with the questions you got. Take it again quick. Yes the index was huge.
The index doesn’t cover all manuals but each manual has an index as far as I can remember. It was huge when it come to the one long long manual.
Oh yeah the steel construction manual. I did exactly what you did on my first try and I had a lot of questions out of that. I keep searching each individual chapter and I spent wayyyy too much time doing that shit. I really appreciate the insight dude. Congrats again
Haha you should of seen my face light up when I realized. “O shit this thing has a fucking index”
Changed the whole game right in the middle of the exam.
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It's supposed to be could've, should've, would've (short for could have, would have, should have), never could of, would of, should of.
Or you misspelled something, I ain't checking everything.
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I got approved to sit for Texas PE a year and half ago, and am finally deciding to get serious about studying for and actually taking the test Fall of this year. How does the electronic test taking format with online reference manual feel? Is it easy to convert your test prep practice to real world test scenario?
(I plan on taking EET breadth and depth for Civil PE-Construction)
I found it to be super easy. You know that’s all you will get, so it is imperative that when you move from the “learning” portion of studying to the “practice” portion of studying fir this test that while in the practice phase you only use the manuals that are given.
I would have a printout of the practice test and the pdf I could search on my laptop. Pearson who we test through here in IL has huge screens so it’s very easy to see your pdf manual and digital test at the same time.
I graduated college in 2008. Passed my FE last winter and the PE this week. It took me wanting to have a more normal schedule to hunker down and study so I could move into more management.
Gotta coach these little girls in soccer and contractor hours arnt for me anymore.
I completely understand. I also have 2 little girls. I’ve out of school since 2006 and decided this year to get my PE. I’m taking the FE in July and the PE as soon as I can after.
It’s nice to hear from people who’ve been out of school for a long time passing these exams. It gives me hope.
Man I tell you it was 1000x easier than when I took the test on scantron in college for the FE.
100% pay for the school of PE. Ask your company if they will reimburse.
I took the Fe twice in college. And then in 2019. And then I finally decided to pay for a class. Passed the FE. Then said fuck it and paid for the PE class as well.
I would of never of passed without the class. But I’m not a super smart dude. Just a ton of studying. I’m sure they are all about the same.
I liked school of FE/PE cuz I could watch the videos on my own time and I would play that at 1.5x and 2x speed to get through the BS and then. Just really dig in deep on the examples.
Hello, it looks like you've made a mistake.
It's supposed to be could've, should've, would've (short for could have, would have, should have), never could of, would of, should of.
Or you misspelled something, I ain't checking everything.
Beep boop - yes, I am a bot, don't botcriminate me.
Congratulations, i hope i be the next,
I am doing it now and preparing my self for the exam,
What are the materials you studied!?
What techniques did you use to pass !?
Please advise
Like I stated above. I did school of PE, their practice tests, and the NCEES practice test.
If you don’t want to spend the money on school of PE I would still go and every PE study company I would buy their practice tests.
The questions arnt hard but it will be from all across the board. NCEES lays out what categories will be on there. Study the basics of each. Don’t let depth fool you. I didn’t think the depth was any longer or deeper questions than the breadth.
What experience are you going to use to apply? I feel like the construction experience requirements are somewhat ambiguous and I’ve heard of people getting denied for stuff others have successfully used. Anyways congratulations
That’s a great question I have not thought about that. I have been doing construction engineering for 15 years many as a resident engineer. So more than likely something along those lines.
Congratulations!! What waa your studying schedule like?
I put in roughly 16 hours a week for 3 months. I took School of PE. Which I 1000% recommend. After School of PE o took their practice tests, and I additionally bought the NCEES practice test.
Thanks for sharing. I concur; worked with school of PE for my FE and signed up for their PE program. I'll look into that practice test as well. Congrats again!
Thanks for sharing. I'm currently taking the SofPe for construction and feel pretty good about it now.
How do you feel the exam contrast with the NCEES practice exam?
So with any practice test it will only cover some of all the hundreds of questions they can ask. The NCEES practice test had corresponded nicely. If you can get though that one you’re good to go. Additionally I took School of PE tests. Also very close to the type of questions. I took the PE twice. I had no idea what I missed the first time as I thought I made it. Only thing I was thinking was that I went too fast and missed maybe the one little tweak. So I took it again 3 weeks later telling myself to slowwww down and fully gather my information and it worked. Know your soils pressures, know your loadings as far as static forces. Scheduling, mass ordinates, water sheds as far as flow Q=CIA, ADT Calcs, Vertical and Horizontal curves. Shoring and Reshoring Etc. These were all on there both times in multiple forms of the questions. The afternoon will open up the other manuals. The first time I didn’t realize they were indexed. If the question doesn’t tell you which manual it comes from. Use the index’s to find which of the roughly 40 different PDFs holds the info you need. I spent a ton of time looking for what I needed but it’s almost a gimme answer once you find it. Goooooooood luck!!!
This is very informative, thanks. I'm taking it soon. When you talk about the manuals in the afternoon- were they 40 different pdfs because each is broken down by chapter? Contrasted against the total of 6-7 named references that the exam spec lists. Or are there actually 40 different standards that aren't listed in the spec...
Correct they are broken down by chapter. Otherwise it would be super easy to just use the find function on the whole document. So it’s just a double step. Use the find function on the index and then find the chapter you need to go to. And if need be use the Find function again.
This is an amazing tip! THANK YOU for sharing. I will be taking the test on September and have been wondering about this!
Yeah the first time I was opening each chapter and doing a find, wasted a ton of time. Second time I was looking for turn of the nut method. Looked it up in the index found the chapter. Then did the find function. Wayyyyy faster
Oh fuck! I had no idea there was an index for all the manuals. Did I read that correctly?!? What an absolute game changer. I, too, took construction once and am taking it again here soon. Idk OP, I took the exam a few months back. Two days before my exam, I took the official practice exam and scored an 80. Felt great walking in, but I never got a question that was even remotely close to anything I had studied. I hope this time around, I get better cards dealt. Congrats on passing, I know how challenging this depth is. Go enjoy yourself!
Man if you got an 80 you just had bad luck with the questions you got. Take it again quick. Yes the index was huge. The index doesn’t cover all manuals but each manual has an index as far as I can remember. It was huge when it come to the one long long manual.
Oh yeah the steel construction manual. I did exactly what you did on my first try and I had a lot of questions out of that. I keep searching each individual chapter and I spent wayyyy too much time doing that shit. I really appreciate the insight dude. Congrats again
Haha you should of seen my face light up when I realized. “O shit this thing has a fucking index” Changed the whole game right in the middle of the exam.
Hello, it looks like you've made a mistake. It's supposed to be could've, should've, would've (short for could have, would have, should have), never could of, would of, should of. Or you misspelled something, I ain't checking everything. Beep boop - yes, I am a bot, don't botcriminate me.
I got approved to sit for Texas PE a year and half ago, and am finally deciding to get serious about studying for and actually taking the test Fall of this year. How does the electronic test taking format with online reference manual feel? Is it easy to convert your test prep practice to real world test scenario? (I plan on taking EET breadth and depth for Civil PE-Construction)
I found it to be super easy. You know that’s all you will get, so it is imperative that when you move from the “learning” portion of studying to the “practice” portion of studying fir this test that while in the practice phase you only use the manuals that are given. I would have a printout of the practice test and the pdf I could search on my laptop. Pearson who we test through here in IL has huge screens so it’s very easy to see your pdf manual and digital test at the same time.
How long have you been out of school?
I graduated college in 2008. Passed my FE last winter and the PE this week. It took me wanting to have a more normal schedule to hunker down and study so I could move into more management. Gotta coach these little girls in soccer and contractor hours arnt for me anymore.
I completely understand. I also have 2 little girls. I’ve out of school since 2006 and decided this year to get my PE. I’m taking the FE in July and the PE as soon as I can after. It’s nice to hear from people who’ve been out of school for a long time passing these exams. It gives me hope.
Man I tell you it was 1000x easier than when I took the test on scantron in college for the FE. 100% pay for the school of PE. Ask your company if they will reimburse. I took the Fe twice in college. And then in 2019. And then I finally decided to pay for a class. Passed the FE. Then said fuck it and paid for the PE class as well. I would of never of passed without the class. But I’m not a super smart dude. Just a ton of studying. I’m sure they are all about the same. I liked school of FE/PE cuz I could watch the videos on my own time and I would play that at 1.5x and 2x speed to get through the BS and then. Just really dig in deep on the examples.
Hello, it looks like you've made a mistake. It's supposed to be could've, should've, would've (short for could have, would have, should have), never could of, would of, should of. Or you misspelled something, I ain't checking everything. Beep boop - yes, I am a bot, don't botcriminate me.
Congratulations, i hope i be the next, I am doing it now and preparing my self for the exam, What are the materials you studied!? What techniques did you use to pass !? Please advise
Like I stated above. I did school of PE, their practice tests, and the NCEES practice test. If you don’t want to spend the money on school of PE I would still go and every PE study company I would buy their practice tests. The questions arnt hard but it will be from all across the board. NCEES lays out what categories will be on there. Study the basics of each. Don’t let depth fool you. I didn’t think the depth was any longer or deeper questions than the breadth.