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agree totally. A little bit of nerves is good, but if you've prepared hard you should have confidence in that. Last bit of advice, DON'T think you have to work the problems in the order they're presented on the test. Work from your strengths FIRST, give yourself the opportunity to see and...

i didn't look at any "new" problem types or subjects @ 1 week out. I did do about a 30-45 min review of my notes and organizational stuff the night before but didn't look at problems/solutions. I felt better giving my eyes one last look in case I saw something I could pinpoint during the exam...

My license says i'm a Professional Engineer, not a Mechanical Engineer, and certainly not a Thermal & Fluids Mechanical Engineer. Similar to you not needing to take multiple depth sessions to permit you to use your license in those areas, taking the test again in a different discipline...

if you have your core competencies down but have a few areas where you get tripped up, it sounds like you're prepared. EVERYBODY has their difficulties (mine was unfortunately almost the whole subject of heat xfer) so the key is to skip those problems altogether. I put it like this: don't feel...

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I was in the same situation myself. I took senior coursework in Design and hated Thermo 2 and Heat Transfer. But I ended up picking T&F anyway because I was so out of practice with it that it didn't much matter at that point. If you are stronger in MD, just put your head down and go with...

yes that's it. It is a MUST HAVE. PPI has a little bit of "false advertising" in my mind when they brand their Sample Exam as "the most realistic" preparation for the test [although still very valuable, enough so that I'm about to post it for sale on a different thread :) ] The most...

yeah there's a whole section devoted to it in PPI's ref manuals from what I remember. I found that as tedious as it is, tracking my units all the way through during prep made me think about what units are logical, and therefore actually understand the concepts better.

I've thought about this topic a good bit over the last 9 months since setting out for the PE (and gaining it this week!). There's two worlds here: the ideal one and the real one. Sometimes they coincide, sometimes not. In my position a PE license is not needed. However, if there are...

and for those maintaining the spreadsheet: I got the word via email (to my "Junk" folder no less!) on Monday 6/7.

I passed! Thanks especially to all MEs that shared tips and encouragement along the way.

I heard that this was in the works. Out of curiosity I was tempted to look at the 2 other depths but knew it was a waste of precious time and didn't do it. Here's to hoping it won't matter for us April takers :th_rockon:

finally got around to unpacking my stuff from test day and found this coupon: 10% off your next online PPI order use promo code 'PSS1A' at checkout expires 4/30 (tomorrow!) enjoy,

1st try (and 1st use of 90% of the subject matter in 12yrs out of college) so.... 200+ hrs of actual review/problem solving with more for misc stuff like reading these forums :)

"Since I felt good about the AM, I knew I was going to get it once the PM started. I underestimated. I worked the problems I could do in about 2 hours (20 of them). I came back and knocked out another 6 or so. The last 15 or so, I didn't feel good about. I probably guessed on 8. " Ditto here...

Appreciate this forum also. Many times I've heard the advice of skipping lengthy/difficult problems for last, but it finally drove home this week and after I ran out of time on my practice tests recently. Stubbornly I tried to forge on for a solution and burned too much time. This is a...

yeah I too feel like I've worked hard and learned a lot. Been at this thing like a part-time job since Dec 1. My challenge is going to be making myself skip problems that I don't have a clear solution plan for, even if there's quite a few. I did a bad job of this on my timed test and ran out...

if you have the NCEES 2008 practice test, Problem 508 of the T&F depth module is a good exercise in understanding and calculating LMTD. I'm hoping that one of the questions will be on this because a lot of the rest of heat xfer is just not staying with me. I wish I had a college text on...

I'm sure it has a lot to do with personality but I agree w/Matt. I took my sample test on a hard chair in the library w/o a snack (or even candy), w/o ear plugs (although I'll bring some), or even a drink of water. I'll be bringing the minimum but that's just me. On a side note: if it makes...

That's good insight folks. I think I have been neglecting to take note of what is hanging me up during timed practice tests on certain types of problems and take specific action to address those issues. I haven't been taking time afterwards to make note of particular hangups. I've been in too...