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PE Licensure - Your Experience

Heidi Wallace04-05-2021 09:09 AM

Since some states have started allowing PE candidates to take the exam before their 4 years of experience ...

Christopher Seigel04-05-2021 07:59 PM

Good idea for a topic Heidi! -When did you take the exam? I took the exam in October of 2018. I ...

Heidi Wallace04-05-2021 10:48 PM

Since you mentioned the practice exams, I'll add this to what I originally said: In addition to School ...

Erin Rooney04-06-2021 09:56 AM

My advice is to take the exam as soon as you are eligible. In my opinion, real world experience is not ...

Heidi Wallace04-06-2021 11:15 AM

I second keeping a good list of projects. I was so glad my notebook of daily to do lists from my internship ...

Doug Cantrell04-06-2021 09:59 AM

Heidi, I really like this topic, as taking the PE exam is an experience you will never forget! Here ...

Heidi Wallace04-06-2021 11:15 AM

What a frustrating process! I'm glad you were able to take the exam elsewhere. I think sometimes people ...

Joseph Rozmiarek04-06-2021 10:15 AM

Heidi: Excellent topic. I graduated in 2010 with my BS and in 2012 with my MS. ...

Heidi Wallace04-06-2021 11:16 AM

Thanks for sharing your experiences! I'm glad my professors emphasized the importance of getting our ...

Charu Gupta04-07-2021 09:29 AM

Heidi, Great discussion on PE Licensure and advice for fellow engineers who are yet to take the ...

Jayvon Garth04-09-2021 01:18 AM

I took the PE exam twice... October 2018 & October 2020, which the biggest mistake I made was taking ...

Heidi Wallace04-09-2021 07:00 PM

I didn't realize they'd pushed the date forward. I really liked having the searchable PDF for the FE, ...

Gavin Finley04-09-2021 01:20 AM

Adding another data point to the discussion: When did you take the exam? I took the 8 hour in spring ...

Tung Nguyen04-10-2021 11:11 PM

Thanks Heidi for opening this thread! Always good to tips and tricks from past takers! These are some ...

Deziree Ramirez04-14-2021 01:49 PM

Here's my experience: I took the FE exam in November 2019, graduated in December 2019 and I took ...

David Lee04-16-2021 01:39 PM

I took the exam in 1995. I would recommend to anyone to take a PE Exam review course. It is well worth ...

Kush Vashee04-20-2021 04:42 PM

Heidi, I really enjoy this topic, as the PE exam is such a major step in your civil engineering career. ...

Taygra Longstaff05-07-2021 11:00 AM

Great topic and some awesome answers! When did you take the exam? I took the Exam in October of ...

Heidi Wallace05-07-2021 11:31 AM

Absolutely agree about having a system for approaching the exam questions. I also did the exam in ...

Assumption Grimaldi05-07-2021 06:15 PM

Hello Heidi, Great timing for me to discuss this topic as I just sat for the Water Resources section ...

Rafael Estrada Moncada09-18-2021 10:13 AM

Hey Heidi! Thank you for this post. -When did you take the exam? I took the exam this last April. ...

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