Interesting. 22/40 in the morning and acceptable on all 4 essays. Seems like you got the equivalent of 62/80, assuming 40/40 for getting acceptable on the 4 essays. That would seem like a pass.
I unfortunately didn't pass either of the exams. However, from this experience, I learned what my...
I concur. Thanks for the update....and I too found myself scrambling for time to try to get to all of the questions in the afternoon session. It was VERY easy to spend too long on one problem and then have to "rush" through the rest, most likely making little mistakes left and right. Fingers...
No. Amusing though. I would have assumed that they had already performed this sort of group evaluation with structural engineering peers prior to administering the exam. I guess they truly did edit this exam until the last minute, thus not allowing time for evaluation.
Interesting to note...
They should also only give them the same amount time that was allowed during testing to perform their own solutions and give ratings. It's a lot easier to judge questions based upon difficulty when you aren't "under the gun". Should be interesting, especially for those of us who have just...
My background is more in industrial structures and marine facilities design. I took the Building Essay Afternoon sessions. I neglected to mention that in the original post. I haven't used AASHTO heavily in practice but I am familiar with it (albeit versions prior to the 2007 edition). However...
After taking 16 hours of examinations....my brain is still fried on Monday.
In my mind, Time Management was a key ingredient. With the vast amount of material that could have been put on these exams, it was near impossible to be prepared for every single question that one would face...