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Hamno, This is from California's PELS  "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE" : Section 7  Q: Must an applicant's references be licensed in the same engineering branch that the applicant is seeking licensure?  A: That depends. If the applicant is applying...

How soon after stripping the form from a 12" base slab can you place concrete against the joint created. The jproposed oints in the slab have waterbars and reinforcement in them. Is there a reference that gives guidance?

Depends on your center. I brought my references in a wheeled carry-on luggage case. I took the main references/ files out and had them on the desk and the case was under out of the way under the desk. There was quite a bit of space at my center and the proctors did not object to taking things...

Your rather casual initial post obviously did not reflect your true circumstance. Attempting the exam, albeit unprepared, will give you some idea of what is expected. For me, I used Mansour ( both book and practice problems) as my primary reference and used Mahallati for problems ( a number of...

I'm sure you have another strategy in play to pass the Surveying exam. If not, you must be a genius or have a photographic memory or if you wish to start studying for an all important exam a few days before. My advice is: Read Mansour cover to cover and do all Mahallati's problems twice and...

Agree wholeheartedly with this suggestion. I took in about 5 references into the exam and also a binder of photocopied frequently used equations, tables, conversions, figures etc. that I had put together which cut down on the references I needed to take to the exam and also the need to hunt for...

When I took my test April '12, I finished my first run through both the AM and PM (construction) sessions in under three hours. I consider myself an average test taker so it was heads down and focus on the task at hand immediately the proctor said start. I went through as quickly as I could...

I took the exam in CA and the proctors didn't bat an eyelid to my handwritten notes in pencil in my textbooks or on bound sheets of paper. I never write notes in my textbooks with pen. I believe that as long as any notes you bring in are securely bound and you don't try to write anything in the...

The thought of doing the exam can be more overwhelming than doing the exam itself. I sat the exam after coming to the US to live 30 years after sitting my last engineering exam and made the Civil at the 2nd attempt. (54/80 the first time). As VTEnviro opines, just plug at it a day at a time...

Neto100, Thanks for putting me in the picture.

Got my number today! A very warming feeling indeed! However, I wonder why the licence will expire on 9/30/2013. Any ideas?

This waiting is just as wracking as anticipating the release of the results!

30 years. BSCE 1983 PE 2013 Studied and worked abroad for many years.

Received letter yesterday and initially didn't really want to open it. After 3 attempts at surveying, the fourth time was finally the charm. Thank God. Coming out of Prometric last month, I thought I was never going to pass. I made the 8-hr and seismic April 2012, so at last I'm now a PE...

...........and this excruciating wait on California continues!! :juggle:

Borrowed the wife's wheeled carry on luggage. Served me well!

I utilized Dr. Mansour's Construction/Seismic/Surveying Material (Books and DVD's). The DVD's especially seismic were extremely helpful as one could replay them over at ones pace rather than in a rushed classroom environment.

April 2012's construction was fairly straightforward for me!! Can't vouch for other modules as I didn't have to try them!! I believe it's advisable to take a module that best aligns to your work experience.

I used Mansour's books and CD's along with Hiner as my study material. These studied in conjunction with the ASCE7 (a must have reference of which familiarity of is very beneficial) enabled me to pass seismic first time in April. I did purchase Lindeberg and did not use it at all.

You are under the assumption that everyone who takes the CA PE exam has a job and/or a company that will cover the exam, fees, books, etc, etc that the exam entails for them, which is not always the case. I am not averse to an increase in fees, just to the rate of the increase for those of...