Recent content by daedalus34r

wow 25% on lateral?? I got off easy, april 2012 was mid 40s for both sections.

IMO this would be a terrible idea. If a bridge engineer is not capable of answering the simpler AM building questions and instead wants a substituted set of questions, honestly i don't have much faith in his or her capabilities. As it stands the bridge questions are easily 25% of the set of...

patent law is only useful for technical degrees in chemistry (pharm) or computer science. Anything kind of engineering related to the fields discussed on this forum are not a good background for patent law. To put it another way, what are the major industries where patents require enforcement...

you have a mech eng degree and you are applying for a structural engineering license. whats the problem? get the right education or get more experience.

congrats mcEngr, sucks you had to wait this long but the result was worth it!

wow i did not know it was possible to take the test without a degree. Maryland must have some super lax exception rules. Does your coworker have many many years of experience?

^^ wow that is ridiculous, i feel so bad that you had to go through that. does your CTS online exam results reflect your actual test results?

I took the SEAOI [iL] refersher course. It was quite long, met for 5months, 2x a week. It was expensive and in the end i found it useless. i went because my work would cover it so i figured I would try it out. Honestly, people can easily study by themselves and be far more efficient...

I purchased the 3vol SDM and found them very useful. They are overly complex compared to the scope of NCEES problems but they help put into practice many unwritten rules of lateral/seismic design. Don't get caught up in those laborious problems, but if you can understand what is going on you...

PASS on the first attempt, thank god!! IL test taker here, how long does it take for IDFPR to get me my 081 license number?

wow that was quick, I think IL will need another week. I would imagine improving that MCQ by ~6points should put you over the top for a pass.

My previous assumption was late June for results, I would be surprised to find results being released now.

So what license is required for you to excel in your career? It sounds like for you the SE is optional, which doesn't make sense if you are doing structural design. The SE is a beast of a test, the best way to prepare is to first take the PE. It's a much simpler test and easier to study for...

Some states, like IL, allow you to take the PE exam before the experience requirement is met. Once you fulfill it, you just send in the paperwork and get the license. Do exactly this. Research the other company.

You say it's for personal development (which i agree with), but be sure to work out an understanding with your current employer (assuming you want to stay with them) about how this MBA will further your rise throughout their leadership structure.