One last thing, after reading a ton on this site I would swear that people are taking totally different tests.
Don't listen to other people, lots of contradicting opinions that get in your head.
Everyone is different, try hard, hard as hell.
I'm going to give you one of those answers that sound like a riddle but it's true.
I have the give credit to NCEES, they make a test like none other. The only way you pass the PM portion is by becoming a super versed in the subject. Abstractly versed.
You also need some great books to look...
I focused on getting really fast. I just went in order and did all of the problems, I don't like the advice to skip around, that all takes time. Do every problem as fast as possible. If you start freaking out on a problem just move on. My 2cents
Failed all 3 last year, crushed all 3 this year. Thank freaking god! Thanks for the company this board offered in this unique situation. (and sometimes just added unneeded paranoia, bahaha) Good luck to everyone, hit it hard until its crushed.
Keep that head up!! I failed last year and crushed it this year, the fail made the success all the more enjoyable. If it wasn't hard, it wouldn't be worth anything. Get to it soldiers!
I work as a Geotech staff engineer and took the Geotech pm last Oct. I got burned by random conceptual questions that I would have never known unless I just read Das Textbooks all the time. I could calc every type of retaining wall you could think of in every which way, but that only helped for...
I had done a good job not even thinking about the results for the last month or so, then I started checking this damn form, :blink: Now its all I can think about !!! Come on Cali!