PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
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Hello all,
My company wants me to get my PE, as do I. I work full time and have a pregnant wife at home (2 months so far!:D). I want to take the exam in April but am afraid I won't have enough time to get prepared if I start studying next week. My wife is due in August so those last few months before the October exam will probably be very hard to get prepared. All recommendations are appreciated.
Is 3 months enough to get prepared? I graduated 3 years ago.
Either way, I'll be signing up for online courses at PPI2Pass or SchoolofPE to help study for the exam.
Thank you!
Dmitriy
My company wants me to get my PE, as do I. I work full time and have a pregnant wife at home (2 months so far!:D). I want to take the exam in April but am afraid I won't have enough time to get prepared if I start studying next week. My wife is due in August so those last few months before the October exam will probably be very hard to get prepared. All recommendations are appreciated.
Is 3 months enough to get prepared? I graduated 3 years ago.
Either way, I'll be signing up for online courses at PPI2Pass or SchoolofPE to help study for the exam.
Thank you!
Dmitriy





RE: PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
Two month old infants need attention, But a lot of that is just holding them. You could study while holding or feeding a baby. Also, they sleep a lot.
Is three months enough to get prepared? That depends on where you're starting from. If you've been doing technical work, especially problem solving, yes, three months is enough. If you're doing construction inspections or worse, contract administration, three months might not be enough. I'd be more worried about the application process. That can drag on and on.
Take the exam as soon as you can. If you fail, you'll know what to expect the next time.
RE: PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
RE: PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
RE: PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
Also, I took the School of PE course and was very pleased with it.
RE: PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
RE: PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
RE: PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
RE: PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
RE: PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
RE: PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
My suggestion: spend your money on the complete Lindhberg Set including the sample exam, six minute solutions, and practice problems.
Additionally I would absolutely recommend printing the digital copy of the Reference Manual Index and putting it in its own binder. Saves a bunch of time when looking things up.
Read the preface to the Reference Manual it will tell you what you should bring for your discipline (i.e. what it doesn't include). It will also tell you to bring a length of rope, I'm still trying to figure out what that was for.......
RE: PE Civil Structural Exam in April. Enough time to get prepared in 3 months? or wait till October?
For those that have taken the SOPE, would it be sufficient to rely on the refresher notes they provide during the exam? Since I'm limited in time and I want to cover every section, especially the afternoon depth (which I'm going to study last), I am spending way more time watching the on-demand classes video and doing workshop problems. I'd say 95% of my time so far has been with the SOPE materials. I've hardly cracked the CERM.
For the AM portion, I plan on bringing the CERM of course but mainly relying on the SOPE materials.
The CERM is so large and wordy that I can't imagine going through it and being able to cover all parts of the exam. Thoughts?
Again, thank you for all of the advice. It's very helpful.
Dmitriy