Recently I read an article on Structure Magazine Issue October 2022. It points out concern of SE Exam transition to computer based test.
It's information worth knowing for those who are planning to take the exam from 2024 afterwards.
See link below:
https://www.structuremag.org/?p=21592
SE Bridge. Passed Vertical in October 2021. Just took Lateral on April 2022.
Studied by myself. I didn't count the time and just put as much time as possible. Every time before the exam I felt I was ready. But the real exam was much tougher than the NCEES practice exams and time was very limited...
I took vertical bridge.
I felt morning session was a bit tougher than the NCEES sample exam but very close. I was surprised to see a lot of bridge questions and some questions covered very detail things. Over all I felt good. There were a couple questions that I was not very sure. The rest were...
Just be patient. It depends how many applicants apply at each quarter. It took me about 5-6 months to get approved. You can call the board but I don't think it will speed up your processing.