Hi guys, I'm a fresh graduate and opting for an E.I.T ( Alberta) and I know how competative the market could be as I didn't had enough exposure and any kind of experience not blaming it, but to sustain in market, I think learning civil engineering softwares would be of some help, can u guys recommend some softwares which I should learn that could help me in my career initially, please. Thankyou

So, I recently encountered a problem. It’s about dynamics I was asked for the velocity at 2 seconds based on a function Fx=2x^2 - 8 It’s a super dumb question I know but can somebody help?

Hi Everyone,

I'm taking the FE Mechanical Exam in just over a week and a half and am looking for any last-minute tips or tricks that may help me during the test. Thanks!

If I already have an inactive account with PrepFE, can I use the same account (email address) and pay for a 1-month subscription using a referral link to receive an additional free month? Or do I need to create a new account with a different email address to qualify for the free month?"

Thanks,

What is the best YouTube channel for civil FE studying

Hello,

I used most of what people recommended in this group - Islam 800 problems, Mark Mattson YouTube, NCEES practice exam, FEPrep videos etc.

I've been out of school for almost 7 years. Haven't had an engineering job in a while, I've previously been a design engineer and currently back into it from a huge hiatus (doing non-technical roles) and decided to try to take the FE with two months of studying and working full time.

I was scoring decently leading up to the exam. Definitely felt burnt out two weeks prior to the exam, didn't get any sleep before taking it, so I definitely wasn't performing at my best.

From what I see is that I did far worse on the first half then the second half, my grade from the diagnostic looks to be about 64%. So I know I'm close, but any suggestions on changing my approach? I had terrible time and stress management, but any ideas on how to tackle the conceptual questions?

Thanks

Sorry everyone who tried to use the discord link but couldn’t- I didn’t realize it was set to expire after 7 days. I also got distracted and haven’t been on here in a while. But here it is again if anyone is interested! https://discord.gg/KtvEWKKTu5

I’m getting into the routine of studying everyday at 4:15 or 4:30 PM PST and studying for an hour. Once I get that down I’m going to add 7 PM - 8 PM PST. As well. Any are welcome to join on discord if that’s helpful!

i took the FE exam yesterday and ik they say 7-10 days but i was just wondering what y’all’s experience has been w receiving your result—i thought i would just be able to forget ab it for this week but i fear i haven’t stopped thinking about it

Those that have passed it on the first try by studying full time, how long did you study for? Obviously we're all different. I'm just looking to get a ballpark timeliness.

Long story short, I now have the chance to study for the FE full time. I'm gonna reschedule the exam.

Hey guys, I am a junior in CE but I am a transfer student, so I am just barely beginning to take upper division courses in the different emphasis areas. My school pushes all juniors to take the FE, but I feel like I have nowhere near enough knowledge. By the time I finish junior year, I will have taken at least an introductory course for everything besides engineering ethics, geotech, structural, construction, and fluid mechanics, which is almost everything so am I overthinking it? Should I just take it and see what happens? I hate feeling behind other people in my year but I think I might actually be behind in this case.

So I’m planning on taking the FE mechanical exam in January and have done the 2017 NCEES practice exam and one Islam practice exam. I honestly didn’t find these problems to be that hard, I can more often than not get the right answer. However, I’m definitely taking more time than the ~3 min/problem pace that I would need to be on during the actual FE exam. For the people that have passed the exam (and I guess people studying to take it too) when you guys are studying do you guys try to solve the problems within that ~3min/problem pace or are you guys taking your time for the first couple of practice tests to get the concepts down and then doing a timed test? Thanks

I have always came to Reddit for advice while studying for the FE.

I took 3 months to prepare. Mainly using PrepFE and just grinding out examples.

Took the exam this past Saturday and found out this morning I passed.

Thank you to everyone’s advice that I came across!!

I got my results this morning at 7:40 AM ET! I was so scared I wouldn’t pass on my first attempt and I’d have to wait till January to retake it. Onto the next attempt!

Failed again, this has been so difficult, I have been studying and preparing for the exam with reviews, practice problems and timed practice exams which I scored above 75% I am feeling very discouraged, i don’t know what I am missing.

Passed got results in this morning after 5 tries!!

Studied for about a month and a half and actually made it through! I literally had so much anxiety the night before the exam I had less than 3 hours of sleep, and I woke up feeling like a zombie. When I actually sat down to take the test, I thankfully was able to lock in a bit and focus. I am more than relieved to see that my hard work did pay off! Big shoutout to this subreddit for all the tips and tricks that helped me navigate the exam!

Honestly felt worse coming out of this one, didn’t have enough time to really review my answers. Thankfully was more prepared this time. Mark Mattson, the NCEES practice exam and Islam 800 is everything I used. Last time around I was really dependent on Mark Mattson and didn’t practice as many questions so that would be my biggest recommendation/takeaway: to really understand and go through as many practice questions. If you fail, remember these are just minor setbacks, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Thank you to everyone who encouraged me after I failed the second time. I’m in disbelief right now

Like many people on this sub, I didn’t think I would be even close to passing after I took this last attempt. I wasn’t mentally prepared by the increasing number of alternate questions types and there were questions on topics I hadn’t covered well so I was focusing more on that. Either way, I passed, and trust me, if an idiot like me can do it, so can you!

Some background info, I took my last two attempts back in April and July, barely studying and barely doing any practice problems besides watching some videos. Once I graduated in June, and got a job as a structural EIT, I knew that I had to pass this exam to be able to progress in my field. I made a study plan of about 3 months to do practice problems of each topic, and once I was closer to my exam date, start doing practice exams to help timing. I used Islam 800, Islam’s two practice exam, Lindeburg Review Manual and the Genie prep free problem set with videos. I also used both the 2017 and 2020 NCEES practice exam as well as the interactive exam (of which I saw a problem almost exactly like one I encountered on the exam!). Through practice problems I learned how to use my calculator, and I started to know my way around the handbook and started to see common mistakes that I had to avoid.

If I were to do this again, I think I would’ve used PrepFE as the large question bank makes it ideal for the broad range of topics you could be tested on. Advice I would give to other people struggling to pass after failing so many times before, is don’t give up, do a million practice problems and once you figure out where you went wrong on the ones you got incorrect, do a million more!

Hey there, I currently have a B.S in electronic engineering technology. I want to be an engineer at my job. My 2 options are to go back to school to finish up an actual engineering degree or to take the FE. My question, would it be better in the long run to finish an actual EE degree now then eventually do the FE and then PE or would it be able to just do the FE then eventually PE without getting the EE degree?

Any suggestions…?

Is there anybody here who has passed FE mechanical exam recently and can share their exam experience so that it will be useful for my upcoming FE exam.

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I tried to solve this problem by using the SHV water tables in thermodynamics. I got hi = 2971 KJ/Kg, he = 2957 KJ/Kg. then used this equation W dot = m dot * (hi-he) / eta.

I got an answer of 393.75 kW. However, they used a very different method and got it to be 6.3 MW.

what is wrong with my method? also, how do I know if the question should be about fluid dynamicss or thermo since some of them are very similar but fluids use different approximations.

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I have been studying for the FE Civil for the past 2 months and have been aiming towards taking it mid December before Xmas. I paid the fee today to take a look at scheduling it and all the testing centers near me don’t have spots available.

Is it common for people to cancel/reschedule the test and for spots to open up? Should I check everyday and then get a spot close to when I want it?

I’m worried about settling for a different location/not ideal time and then a spot opens but I have to pay $50 fee.

Any advice or insight appreciated. Thank you.

My BS was in electrical engineering and I graduated in 2022. Since graduating I've been working in the civil field designing transmission lines for power utilities. I scheduled a test in the civil discipline and take it next month. I was talking to my coworker who also has their EE and he was questioning why I chose civil instead of electrical. I struggled pretty hard in the higher level electrical courses but I didn't take any civil courses past statics. I figured I've been working in the civil field for 2 years so I'd have the best shot at that test. He brought up a good point that even though I work in civil, I didn't take courses in school so there's probably advanced topics that I don't use at work that I've never really heard of. Has anyone else been in this same situation? What did you end up doing? TIA

I am having some problem identifying key problems on the enviormental section because it is very vast, for those who took the exam are there specific areas you would go over again if you had to take the test again?

Are there any FE courses available that offer concept explanations in video format and provide solutions for questions in both text and video formats? I tried DirectHub, which has excellent content, though I found it a bit time-consuming.

please suggest a good course, thanks.

Hello everyone! I wanted to share my referral link for PrepFE. I have my exam at the end of November, and I’ve found PrepFE to be incredibly helpful in practicing my timing and identifying my focus areas. If you use the referral link, both of us will receive a free month of access. Enjoy!!!!

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