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We all study differently, but there’s one critical study task everyone must do before either the PE or SE exam. You will be happy that you completed it before the actual exam because you will learn a lot from it and you will vastly increase your chance of passing the test.
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Before taking the SE exam, I thought that the Vertical Forces component of the SE exam was going to be the easier portion of the two. I wasn’t planning to devote a lot of time to study for it but that all changed after I spoke with a few of my friends who recently took the SE exam. They all told me that to their surprise they thought the vertical portion of the test was harder and that I need to take the vertical portion more seriously. After I took the SE exam, I was very glad that I heeded their warnings and prepared for it the right way. In this post I will explain how I prepared for the vertical portion of the SE exam and hopefully save you a lot of studying time!
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I will be teaching a review class for the SE exam in October for PPI starting this summer. Click here to check out the course outline and sign up! The topics that I will teach include steel, wood, masonry, and seismic.
I look forward to having you in my class!
OK, so you hear about an EIT or FE exam, but you don’t know much about it. Well, you are in luck! I have summarized below everything you ever want to know about this test.
What is the EIT/FE exam?
The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, also known as Engineer-In-Training (EIT) exam, is the first step in the journey to obtain your Professional Engineering (PE) license. The test is designed for recent college graduates or students who are close to finishing an under graduate engineering degree from an EAC/ABET-accredited program. The first paper-based FE exam was administered by National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) in 1965 and transitioned to a computer-based exam in 2014. The test contains 110 multiple-choice questions and lasts around 6 hours.
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