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That is awesome! I even sign my credit card transactions "comma pee eee." It just never gets old!

Oh how they tormeneted me last year......lol Good luck everyone, relax, and enjoy your moment.

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I did not pass either portion. I had to retake the PE and passed it on the second time. I plan to take the gravity in the fall and the lateral in the spring. Looks like I was very close on both parts. I am licensed in Washington as a PE. Did the graders from WA target me as competition and...

If you have the experience to take one part then you have the experience to take the other. This does not make any sense. Are you currently a PE?

I talked to NCEES yesterday and they are going to release all SE results to all states the week of June 27. I hope that the results are avaliable via computer like the PE was. I am unsure if they will direct report via email to us poor souls waiting to have our self-esteem destroyed or if...

The best book for seismic building problems is the masonry design handbook. It has a problem on a seven story building that is quite frankly awesome. This is the best example I have ever seen published. If you can work this problem then you can do well on Lateral Building Problems. It has to...

Dude, you need to be comfortable with what you are doing. We have large groups of lives in our hands everyday. Think about this. A doctor screws up and one dies. An engineer screws up and all in the hospital die. Don't rush taking the exam. it is a huge responsibility. In our firm I have...

I passed my driver's license test! Guess I will have to wait until July on the SE Lateral and Gravity results... Loosen up guys and have fun. It seemed like it took a lifetime to get my PE results. Looks like the wait for the SE Exam is going to be even longer. I took the PE last April and...

I could envision a grading plan that gave more weight to the building multiple choice questions for people that took the building afternoon portion. It seems unfair that Oregon will not accept the bridge exam for issuing a SE. I would have preferred bridges because the are much easier due to...

If you can work all of the problems in 6 minutes and get the correct answers without looking in the back of the book then you are well-prepared for the Gravity Portion. No secrets except lots of hard work. Brush up on advanced topics like shear walls and diaphrams. The NCEES list is the exact...

Here is what you need to pass: 1. Pencil and paper 2. Calculator 3. Lots of time spent with as many sample test problems your able to work 4. SERM 5. All of the design codes listed by NCEES 6. Rework every problem from ALL of your old college textbooks. 7. Patience of a saint

I took both days of the SE exam. It was tiring but one can take both parts and be ok. I thought the vertical afternoon portion and the lateral morning were difficult. The vertical morning was easy and the lateral afternoon was easy. I would say do "study" but work problems. My friend and I...

Where in oregon do you live? I am interested in forming a study group for the SE Exam near Portland. Thanks

Just my results! I passed. I was so nervous the wife checked it for me and I heard her say Yes! Yes! Yes! Now I am going to use my PE ness.

Do yourself a huge favor and get your master's degree right now. It will be easier, the economy sucks anyways (hope and change), very few people return to school after leaving and actually graduate. Besides, it is so fun to be in grad school. Please listen to me now and make this investment...

I was reading some good information for all civil exam test takers. The PLS exam is closed book with a formula sheet. (Just like the FE) The formula sheet is avaliable on the NCEES website and contains many formulas that will be helpful to civil examinees who are taking the transportation...

The problem is solves as follows. Essentially, there is resistance by two sources on the piles. The tip of the pile which is bearing capacity and the friction on the side of the pile which is frictional resistance. The euqation would be set up as follows: Q.allow=Tip + Friction. The Q.Allow...