Recent content by mce01

I'm sure this was discussed before, but I couldn't find it: If you fail one of three tests, you only need to re-take one, right? Also, if you pass the Civil PE, and fail the rest, can you get reciprocity with another state?

I agree! Especially that licensing information are public...anyone can connect to a state's website, get a randon name, and get the license number (and address, etc.)

My experience is that the LEED exam is 100% memorizing. You need to memorize as much as possible for the exam. You should expect detailed multiple choice questions, where sometimes more than 1 question need to be selected. The questions are not general, but very detailed. I remember getting...

Since ur still in school ur prob better off doing the general pm; that way you have to study once and that thermo crap is (relatively) still fresh. buy the ppi book (or any other FE book)...go through it in the next 3 months and u'll pass....If you start studying now u'll have ample...

Yes, you can get ur license in NJ or CT. Correct NY doesn't let you get a license if ur not a citizen or permanent resident, but CT and NJ don't have such requirements (in fact most states don't require you to be a citizen, but NY, probably the state with the most foreign-born engineers, does).

As a civil myself, and knowing many chemical and electrical pple, I agree: Civil is much easier, and civil students are ...euh...less smart than their chemical and electrical fellas

Engineering in the US is less hardcore in Math, which makes it kind of easier....but they are more practical and better overall I think that's why people flock to the US to attend the engineers schools

I would have been ok with a Burger King gift card this year......... This is the saddest topic on the whole forum....if we were bankers at Goldman, we would have been talking about anything from 100 to 10,000 % bonus....this is just wrong!!!!

not sure i'll ever understand why pass rates for repeat takers are so low compared to first time takers

mine was 1st attempt. Thanks for posting this btw... Anyone compiled pass rate for the members of this forum? would be interesting to see how it compares to NCEES.

same here....but lots of complaints!

mce01, PE Civil Geotech, Connecticut, letter dated 12/18/2009

mce01, FE, Civil, Connecticut, letter dated 12/18/2009

This was some bad year for my company, at least for non-partners. I just want to get an idea of what sort of compensation is happening around me while I'm settling for what I have. Here are my numbers: Civil Engineering Years of experience: 4.5 + MS 2009 Raise: 0% 2009 Bonus (% of base pay): 0%

Civil Engineer/Geotech Bachelor: 2003 MS: 2005 4.5 years experience Salary: 70-80k Live in NYC....so equivalent salary for average US city is likely in the 30k!!!!!! Reading thru these posts only convinced me of one thing: career change....there's just so little hope for engineers....