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I just got the email from NCEES saying I passed the PE exam! Woohoo! Yippee!

Naturally I posted this update on LinkedIn to brag (not even humbly). An old coworker reached out and said he noticed I changed my title to PE on LinkedIn and wanted to know how NYS processed my PE exam from NCEES so quickly. I told him I only passed the exam and am still waiting 4-6 weeks for my PE license number. 

This interaction got me thinking, Can I call myself a PE yet? Does it even matter? 

I am not and cannot stamp a drawing either way but it's only a matter of time before I technically can. What do you think?

I just got the email from NCEES saying I passed the PE exam! Woohoo! Yippee!

Naturally I posted this update on LinkedIn to brag (not even humbly). An old coworker reached out and said he noticed I changed my title to PE on LinkedIn and wanted to know how NYS processed my PE exam from NCEES so quickly. I told him I only passed the exam and am still waiting 4-6 weeks for my PE license number. 

This interaction got me thinking, Can I call myself a PE yet? Does it even matter? 

I am not and cannot stamp a drawing either way but it's only a matter of time before I technically can. What do you think?

Congratulations Daniel!!!

I don't have an answer but am in a similar situation with the EIT/EI. I procrastinated taking the FE quite a bit (do not recommend) and just took it a few months ago, a coworker told me I should add EIT to my email signature, but I never requested an EIT certificate because I'm taking the PE later this year. I couldn't figure out if I'm an EIT without the certificate, so I've held off.

I just got the email from NCEES saying I passed the PE exam! Woohoo! Yippee!

Naturally I posted this update on LinkedIn to brag (not even humbly). An old coworker reached out and said he noticed I changed my title to PE on LinkedIn and wanted to know how NYS processed my PE exam from NCEES so quickly. I told him I only passed the exam and am still waiting 4-6 weeks for my PE license number. 

This interaction got me thinking, Can I call myself a PE yet? Does it even matter? 

I am not and cannot stamp a drawing either way but it's only a matter of time before I technically can. What do you think?

Hey Renn,

I might try to request the certificate - I had a coworker try to take the PE in PA and the person they spoke with there would not let her apply because they chose to go by the date her certificate was issued, rather from the date that she passed the EIT when counting her years of experience.  She had no problem taking the exam in NJ though.   This might not be the case for most people - just sharing an anecdote.  

Congratulations Daniel!!!

I don't have an answer but am in a similar situation with the EIT/EI. I procrastinated taking the FE quite a bit (do not recommend) and just took it a few months ago, a coworker told me I should add EIT to my email signature, but I never requested an EIT certificate because I'm taking the PE later this year. I couldn't figure out if I'm an EIT without the certificate, so I've held off.

I just got the email from NCEES saying I passed the PE exam! Woohoo! Yippee!

Naturally I posted this update on LinkedIn to brag (not even humbly). An old coworker reached out and said he noticed I changed my title to PE on LinkedIn and wanted to know how NYS processed my PE exam from NCEES so quickly. I told him I only passed the exam and am still waiting 4-6 weeks for my PE license number. 

This interaction got me thinking, Can I call myself a PE yet? Does it even matter? 

I am not and cannot stamp a drawing either way but it's only a matter of time before I technically can. What do you think?

Congratulations Daniel!!!

I don't have an answer but am in a similar situation with the EIT/EI. I procrastinated taking the FE quite a bit (do not recommend) and just took it a few months ago, a coworker told me I should add EIT to my email signature, but I never requested an EIT certificate because I'm taking the PE later this year. I couldn't figure out if I'm an EIT without the certificate, so I've held off.

I just got the email from NCEES saying I passed the PE exam! Woohoo! Yippee!

Naturally I posted this update on LinkedIn to brag (not even humbly). An old coworker reached out and said he noticed I changed my title to PE on LinkedIn and wanted to know how NYS processed my PE exam from NCEES so quickly. I told him I only passed the exam and am still waiting 4-6 weeks for my PE license number. 

This interaction got me thinking, Can I call myself a PE yet? Does it even matter? 

I am not and cannot stamp a drawing either way but it's only a matter of time before I technically can. What do you think?

That's interesting. I put EIT on my resume after I passed my FE to indicate that I was working towards getting licensed. I never really thought about it as an official title.

I only added EIT after my name when I went to an interview and the engineer recommended I add it to draw attention to my passing the FE.

I never added it to my email signature though. Some reason it didn't feel "worth it". Almost like I was fishing for extra letters after my name. 

Congratulations Daniel!!!

I don't have an answer but am in a similar situation with the EIT/EI. I procrastinated taking the FE quite a bit (do not recommend) and just took it a few months ago, a coworker told me I should add EIT to my email signature, but I never requested an EIT certificate because I'm taking the PE later this year. I couldn't figure out if I'm an EIT without the certificate, so I've held off.

I just got the email from NCEES saying I passed the PE exam! Woohoo! Yippee!

Naturally I posted this update on LinkedIn to brag (not even humbly). An old coworker reached out and said he noticed I changed my title to PE on LinkedIn and wanted to know how NYS processed my PE exam from NCEES so quickly. I told him I only passed the exam and am still waiting 4-6 weeks for my PE license number. 

This interaction got me thinking, Can I call myself a PE yet? Does it even matter? 

I am not and cannot stamp a drawing either way but it's only a matter of time before I technically can. What do you think?