Passed my Professional Engineer Exam today!

[electronman1729]

Not sure why I took so long to take this exam. Big deal to me as I was told as a kid I would mount to nothing.

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[Duman]

Congratulations!

[Irving]

Congratulations.

[ChadAmberg]

Great job!!!

[JohnnyEgo]

Congrats! I earned mine in 2009 and then promptly left the field. But I sure do still put the credential in my work signature, because that shit was hard!

[JohnnyDrama]

Nice!

[.455_Hunter]

Excellent!

[CS1983]

Congrats!

[Bailey Guns]

Great job!

[ray1970]

My condolences. So much for you being able to apply common sense to anything anymore.

[Rucker61]

Congrats! How did it compare to the EIT? I've always heard that the EIT was harder for some reason.

[electronman1729]

Congrats! I earned mine in 2009 and then promptly left the field. But I sure do still put the credential in my work signature, because that shit was hard

The only thing you can bring is your calculator. Gone are the days of brining your own reference material.

[MrPrena]

Congrats!

[XJ]

Did you have to relearn a bunch if material just for the test that doesn?t apply to your current career?

And what is the deal with no references - is there a booklet of tables and so forth like the EIT (say twenty-mumble years ago)?

[GilpinGuy]

My condolences. So much for you being able to apply common sense to anything anymore.

[LOL] Well done!

[ChickNorris]

Nice!

[Erni]

Congratulations. I?m just a lowly EIT. [emoji106]


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[clodhopper]

Welcome to the club. Beware, one leads to another. I am currently sitting at 12 and soon headed to 14.

[.455_Hunter]

I am only at the EIT level (from 1998). At my current job, earning a PE would get me a gold star, but not much else.

I applaud the personal effort to earn such certification.

[electronman1729]

Did you have to relearn a bunch if material just for the test that doesn?t apply to your current career?

And what is the deal with no references - is there a booklet of tables and so forth like the EIT (say twenty-mumble years ago)?

Most of the stuff on the exam I use just about every day. I'm always buried in NFPA 70, 70E, and 499. NCEES does give you a reference manual and applicable standards and code books that are in the exam.

[longrange2]

Congrats, great accomplishment!

[Eric P]

Congrats! How did it compare to the EIT? I've always heard that the EIT was harder for some reason.

The EIT is much harder. At least when I took them. I took the PE right after they changed the format to multiple choice.

[Eric P]

So no more suitcases of books? That was funny. I only brought 2 books, the PE study guide and a Geotechnical book in 2003.

[Irving]

I want to get one. There's no math is there?

[electronman1729]

I want to get one. There's no math is there?

Not as much as I thought. Only one question that had to be calculated in polar coordinates.

[hollohas]

Great job!

[crays]

[emoji106]

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[hollohas]

I didn't even pass the EIT. I studied Architectural Engineering (Illumination Engineering) and there wasn't a test for anything close to that. The EIT I took had shit about airport runways, bridges, etc. that I didn't know jack squat about. I think I took the civil engineering one thinking it'd at least partially cover electrical and building systems. Boy was I wrong.

[crays]

I'm simply amazed that I actually use the complex math every day that we all told ourselves in school that we would never need.

Kudos on your achievements.

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[fj605]

Those are well-earned credentials. Good work!

[OldFogey]

Congratulations on the PE!

[roberth]

Congratulations!!

[Gman]

Congrats!

[BladesNBarrels]

Congratulations
It is a milestone achievement

[Tim K]

One of the more difficult professional certifications. Nice work.

[clodhopper]

I think I took the civil engineering one thinking it'd at least partially cover electrical and building systems. Boy was I wrong.


I understand from talking to the young guys that there is much more specificity in the test than when I did it. I did the EIT in 89, same test for all, multiple choice scantron and it covered every engineering focus, civil, mechanical, electrical, everything. Short form answers, but a whole lot of em. 8 solid hours of cracking through as fast as you could. I took the PE in Florida in the early 90s. I did the civil test, but it still covered alot of territory. As I remember, 12 questions in the morning, 12 in the afternoon, only had to do 8 of each. But each had multiple parts and they were complex solutions. All work was to be in a composition book and if you didnt show the work, you got it wrong even if you picked the right one from the list. They also deducted points for errors in the logic in your solutions. It was all about recognizing the time waster questions and working smart.

I still believe the PE test is not a proper evaluation of your capability as a professional. It does sort of determine if you retained anything from college and somewhat determines if you have some cleverness in you, but not really much more. The Bar exam for lawyers is about the same. I have met more than a few lawyers who passed the bar exam but couldnt adequately perform any normal function an average lawyer is expected to do.

[JoeRoss]

WTG

[whitewalrus]

Congrats on obtaining the new cert!

Is it one you have for life or you have to keep doing Continuing Education and renewing?


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[WillysWagon]

Congrats !!

[Duman]

I've looked at the PE exam for my field. I'm pretty sure I could pass it, coming in cold. But.... no real benefit except possible liability if something goes sideways.

[clodhopper]

I've looked at the PE exam for my field. I'm pretty sure I could pass it, coming in cold. But.... no real benefit except possible liability if something goes sideways.

Unless you stamp something, where is the liability? Typically, your company covers your legal costs if you get named in a claim. If they dont specifically commit to that, dont use the stamp. Pretty simple.

That aside, you must remember that stamping any design places you in responsible charge of that project essentially for the rest of your life. You gotta come to terms with that aspect. There is a significant responsibility that comes with it. That is why the requirement to work under the charge of a licensed engineer for 4 years before you can sit for the exam. The point of it is so you are exposed to how decisions need to be made and the responsibility to the general public for the work you review and approve.

[Irving]

I suppose that is what Errors and Omissions insurance is for.

[clodhopper]

I suppose that is what Errors and Omissions insurance is for.

Precisely.

[<MADDOG>]

[LOL] Well done!

Second that! LOL

Any, congratulations!

[Colorado0321]

Nice! I got like another 3.5 years before I can even take mine

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