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    CA results

    Los Angeles, got mail today. Finally passed. Mechanical.
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    CA results

    Not in the mail for Los Angeles. Looks like Bay Area and Sacramento area. Nothing in the south.
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    Mechanical PE

    http://www.pels.ca.gov/applicants/ap02stats.shtml check out the website and the cutscore that they had. This was 2002. Cutscore of 70 out of 100. http://www.pels.ca.gov/applicants/ap05stats.shtml This is April 2005. Cutscore is 70 out of 100. After April 2005, CA stopped showing cutscore...
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    ME PE Exam Reference Material

    Here's my suggestion, unless you really, really love doing machine design and can visualize the concept, the machine design is probably the hardest. I studied all three discipline, all the problems merm, 6 min solution, ncess practice exams (2000, 2008), lindeburg practice exam. I took the...
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    Mechanical PE

    I'm not sure what all the fuss with cutscore. If you look at past cutscore from 2002-2004, for mechancial/electrical/chemical, the passing score is 70%. then they stopped posting it at the CA pels website. not one time did I see a cutscore below 70% except for traffic. Ncees says min is 70%...
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    Mechanical PE exam reference books for sale

    Lindeburg Mechanical PE Sample Exam - Second Edition (latest one). (No writing inside, clean) SOLD
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    Trial & Error Type of problems

    I took the exam, and I don't believe there is any trial and error problems like in Lindeburg. No way you can do trial and error problems in six minutes.
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    Mechanical PE HVAC failure diagnostic report

    I calculated your percent correct to be 50%. You missed by a lot. I think from past mechanical exam, cutscore was 70%. You need to do alot better in the AM. Those are easier with 1-2 equations at most to solve. Something is wrong if your afternoon score is better than AM. Afternoon is alot...
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    Mechanical PE exam reference books for sale

    I'm going to sell my books for someone who might need it for October. ASHRAE Fundamental 1989 - IP edition (no writing inside, clean) $20 shipped ASHRAE HVAC Systems and Equip - 1992 - IP edition (no writing inside, clean) $20 shipped ASHRAE HVAC Applications 1995 - IP Edition (no writing...
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    Please suggest review courses

    I took a review course the first time I took the exam. I can honestly say that self-studying, 400+ hours, is way better than review courses. You get to be your own teacher and you make your own notes. You stick with MERM and go from there.
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    Mechanical PE

    I found the morning to be really easy, much easier than I thought. I think I passed because of the morning. Probably 90% morning/70% in the afternoon. This was my third time. Twice back in the 90's and finally after 14 years, I tried again. this time all multiple choice, which is a...
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    Does anyone recommend using Schaum or REA books

    Thanks. I will probably just get six-minute solutions. Using the lindeburg practice book, I feel like he didn't cover all the topics in the reference manuals in the practice problems.
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    Does anyone recommend using Schaum or REA books

    Hi, does anyone recommend getting these books to do extra problems? will it be helpful or is merm practice books enough?
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