Comments on: Episode 08 – For Such a Time as This… http://acethepe.com/episode-08-for-such-a-time-as-this The #1 Podcast for Aspiring Professional Engineers Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:12:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: arichardson http://acethepe.com/episode-08-for-such-a-time-as-this/comment-page-1#comment-105 arichardson Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:46:39 +0000 http://acethepe.com/?p=99#comment-105 At this time I am not offering an online course, but am considering it. In the meantime, you may want to look at http://www.pereview.net/ or http://www.schoolofpe.com/ What discipline are you in? At this time I am not offering an online course, but am considering it.

In the meantime, you may want to look at http://www.pereview.net/ or http://www.schoolofpe.com/

What discipline are you in?

]]> By: Mehedi Hassan http://acethepe.com/episode-08-for-such-a-time-as-this/comment-page-1#comment-93 Mehedi Hassan Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:02:47 +0000 http://acethepe.com/?p=99#comment-93 Sir, I took EIT/FE three times. Last attempt I passed the exam. I took my PE Civil Exam. I was not well prepared. I failed. State asked me to take PE Civil refresher courses. You have any system. Can I take any courses on line?. Later on you will provide me Certificate. How much cost would be. Please let me know. My email is mmehedi06@gmail.com Sir,

I took EIT/FE three times. Last attempt I passed the exam. I took my PE Civil Exam.
I was not well prepared. I failed.
State asked me to take PE Civil refresher courses. You have any system. Can I take any courses on line?. Later on you will provide me Certificate. How much cost would be. Please let me know. My email is mmehedi06@gmail.com

]]> By: arichardson http://acethepe.com/episode-08-for-such-a-time-as-this/comment-page-1#comment-82 arichardson Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:46:46 +0000 http://acethepe.com/?p=99#comment-82 Hi Pete, I would suggest as a minimum that you pickup the Civil Engineering Reference Manual. If you will download the checklist by signing up here, there are other suggestions for you. Thanks, and best wishes for your upcoming exam! Best, Andy Hi Pete,
I would suggest as a minimum that you pickup the Civil Engineering Reference Manual. If you will download the checklist by signing up here, there are other suggestions for you.

Thanks, and best wishes for your upcoming exam!

Best,
Andy

]]> By: Pete http://acethepe.com/episode-08-for-such-a-time-as-this/comment-page-1#comment-81 Pete Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:01:40 +0000 http://acethepe.com/?p=99#comment-81 Andy, I'm taking a Civil Engineering PE exam and would like to know the best reference books for Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Construction. These are the areas that I did poorly last time I took the PE. Aloha, Pete Andy,
I’m taking a Civil Engineering PE exam and would like to know the best reference books for Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Construction. These are the areas that I did poorly last time I took the PE.
Aloha,
Pete

]]> By: arichardson http://acethepe.com/episode-08-for-such-a-time-as-this/comment-page-1#comment-15 arichardson Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:55:49 +0000 http://acethepe.com/?p=99#comment-15 Hi Charles, Thanks for the feedback. It sounds like you have been studying hard, and are well on your way to being prepared. Keep it up. I have not heard of the SmartPros system. I would be interested to hear how that goes. It sounds like you probably already have a good idea of which depth module will be best for you. But, taking the practice exam may be a good confirmation of that. If, when you take the practice exam, you do really well on the water resources parts and bomb the transportation parts, then perhaps you need to rethink your strategy. The drainage calcs you have done in your job will probably help you on both exams, since drainage is on the depth and breadth of both modules. I would recommend that you make a decision fairly soon; though, so that you can prepare based on your decision. Having this decision 'out there' unsettled will only reduce your confidence, and hinder your performance. Take the practice exam, validate which area you are best in, and prepare according to what decision you made. That is my opinion on the subject! I think both the PPI practice exam and the NCEES practice exam are good. I would go ahead and take the PPI one like you mentioned, and then take the other one in a couple weeks once yo have polished up on a few things - and also made a decision about the module you are taking... And remember that there is a balance between healthy fear of failure and becoming absolutely crippled with fear (not that you are in this category). Just try to prepare, and give it your best. Remember, it really is not the end of the world if you have to take the test a second time. Hi Charles,
Thanks for the feedback. It sounds like you have been studying hard, and are well on your way to being prepared. Keep it up.

I have not heard of the SmartPros system. I would be interested to hear how that goes.

It sounds like you probably already have a good idea of which depth module will be best for you. But, taking the practice exam may be a good confirmation of that. If, when you take the practice exam, you do really well on the water resources parts and bomb the transportation parts, then perhaps you need to rethink your strategy. The drainage calcs you have done in your job will probably help you on both exams, since drainage is on the depth and breadth of both modules.

I would recommend that you make a decision fairly soon; though, so that you can prepare based on your decision. Having this decision ‘out there’ unsettled will only reduce your confidence, and hinder your performance. Take the practice exam, validate which area you are best in, and prepare according to what decision you made. That is my opinion on the subject!

I think both the PPI practice exam and the NCEES practice exam are good. I would go ahead and take the PPI one like you mentioned, and then take the other one in a couple weeks once yo have polished up on a few things – and also made a decision about the module you are taking…

And remember that there is a balance between healthy fear of failure and becoming absolutely crippled with fear (not that you are in this category). Just try to prepare, and give it your best. Remember, it really is not the end of the world if you have to take the test a second time.

]]> By: Charles http://acethepe.com/episode-08-for-such-a-time-as-this/comment-page-1#comment-14 Charles Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:40:11 +0000 http://acethepe.com/?p=99#comment-14 Andy, Great website and podcast! I am currently in the middle of studying for the April 2010 PE Exam and your podcasts have helped me renew my motivation. I have put in about 130 hours so far (read the entire CERM for 70 hours) and have been working Lindburg's practice problems (for the other 60 hours). I am almost done with the practice problems and now I plan to use SmartPros PE Exam Reviews (on CD) and do that for 2-3 weeks. Finally, I will use the rest of the time (3 weeks) to study hard for the depth section and finally take the NCEES Practice Exam. Hopefully I will end up with somewhere north of 240-250 hours total study time, which I hope will be enough. I also need to do the PPI Practice Exam in a few days in order to determine my best/worst areas. One question though: My biggest problem currently is deciding what depth section to take (thinking Transportation, as that comes fairly easily to me, even though I have not hardly done any of that so far in my career - I have mostly done drainage reports/grading design and all other things associated with land development - and I currently work for a City and review plans for compliance). Do you think that using the practice exam to determine my best area is a good way to decide on which depth section to take? I just have a feeling that making the right or wrong decision on the depth section can make or break my test score and that is causing me the most stress right now. Thanks again for your website. Charles Andy,

Great website and podcast! I am currently in the middle of studying for the April 2010 PE Exam and your podcasts have helped me renew my motivation.

I have put in about 130 hours so far (read the entire CERM for 70 hours) and have been working Lindburg’s practice problems (for the other 60 hours). I am almost done with the practice problems and now I plan to use SmartPros PE Exam Reviews (on CD) and do that for 2-3 weeks. Finally, I will use the rest of the time (3 weeks) to study hard for the depth section and finally take the NCEES Practice Exam. Hopefully I will end up with somewhere north of 240-250 hours total study time, which I hope will be enough.

I also need to do the PPI Practice Exam in a few days in order to determine my best/worst areas.

One question though: My biggest problem currently is deciding what depth section to take (thinking Transportation, as that comes fairly easily to me, even though I have not hardly done any of that so far in my career – I have mostly done drainage reports/grading design and all other things associated with land development – and I currently work for a City and review plans for compliance). Do you think that using the practice exam to determine my best area is a good way to decide on which depth section to take?

I just have a feeling that making the right or wrong decision on the depth section can make or break my test score and that is causing me the most stress right now.

Thanks again for your website.

Charles

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