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So the last time I was here, my grand plan was to prep for the April 2013 mechanical PE exam - those plans were totally waylaid by getting pregnant again. Our second baby girl arrived healthy in June 2013 and life has been sort of hectic ever since. I came to the realization that I've burned...

I'm back - I've been gone a while! For reference, I'm a mechanical engineer, have been working in my current gig for 9 years, married to a non-engineer, one kid who will be 2 in August. I picked up my EIT in 2008, 5.5 years after graduation - I passed the FE on the first try but spent a solid...

OK, I'm past the EIT and am trying to slowly collect the references and prep materials I'll need for the PE. I am eligible to sit for the PE any time now due to the fact that I have 6 years of engineering work experience. The earliest I'd attempt the exam is April 2010, possibly even further...

I decided about a week ago to move along to fluids and thermo. I did really well in my thermo and fluids classes as an undergrad, so I have no idea why I'm struggling so much with both - maybe because I haven't had to use any knowledge in either area for the past 5.5 years! I've had to...

One of the things I find that I'm struggling with while going through my FERM diagnostic questions is that I tend to get stuck on hard problems and spend 10 minutes trying to solve them, only to run out of time on the moderate and easy ones. It's pretty clear that I need to prioritize which...

Has anyone used the Passing Zone (from the other site that shall not be mentioned)? Did you feel it was a good value? Did you find the "advisors" to be helpful and the practice questions to be reasonable? I am considering buying the Passing Zone as a way to help keep me on-schedule for...

Reviewing mathematics in the EIT Reference Manual is making me want to cry. I'm a Mechanical whose day-to-day work focuses mainly on machine design, mechanics, materials, manufacturing, and systems. I remember all of the algebra and calculus; that's not my problem. It's linear algebra and...

So I was perusing the allowed calculators list on the NCEES website and was giving thought to what I want to use, since my regular calculator is definitely not allowed, and I want to study with a calculator I can actually use for the test. Casio: All fx-115 models. Any Casio calculator must...

I'm a Mechanical in Connecticut and have this wild idea about trying to get my PE. I'm in no rush; my thinking right now is to get the FE/EIT out of the way and then take the PE test a year or two later once I can take a prep class. I'm in grad school part time and it's going to mean a...