August Test Results

[Brancity]

Still no email received.... So nervous.....  And I don't know how to delete this quote after clicking on it by mistake...

 

[thebruce44]

I felt pretty good leaving the exam. I had about 30 minutes left to complete about 8 long problems, of which I think I got about 5/8 correct. I did educated guesses on about 5-7 I wasn't too sure about. I was confident on the rest and saw the tricks to the questions.

I think I  underestimated the amount of questions I needed to get correct. I figured with 11 guesses I was in the clear.

 

[engineeringforfun]

Still no email received.... So nervous.....  And I don't know how to delete this quote after clicking on it by mistake...

I'm still waiting on surveying as well

 

[engineeringforfun]

For those that passed seismic and are done with all of their tests, have you been added to the list of licensees? Just curious as it looks like the whole system was updated today

 

[engineeringforfun]

Passed surveying. All done.

 

[mashallahwallahi]

Seismic or surveying?

I passed seismic. I had passed surveying a while back and bombed on seismic my first time. Got it this time. I used the Hiner Seismic Review which I really recommend.

 

[Brancity]

Passed surveying. All done.

Congrats! 

 

[mashallahwallahi]

For those that passed seismic and are done with all of their tests, have you been added to the list of licensees? Just curious as it looks like the whole system was updated today

I still am not seeing my name show up.

 

[engineeringforfun]

I still am not seeing my name show up.

Same. It'll probably be later this month or early next month, depending on when their licensing cycle is.

 

[thebruce44]

I passed seismic. I had passed surveying a while back and bombed on seismic my first time. Got it this time. I used the Hiner Seismic Review which I really recommend.

How many did you guess or feel unsure on if you remember? I'm just trying to gauge how much better I might need to do for a pass.

 

[vip-eng]

Passed surveying. All done.

Congrats man enjoy!!! out of curiosity what materials did you use for surveying and seismic? I am taking the surveying on the 29th of September, 1st-time taker! 

 

[engineeringforfun]

Congrats man enjoy!!! out of curiosity what materials did you use for surveying and seismic? I am taking the surveying on the 29th of September, 1st-time taker! 

For surveying I used the CPESR manual (http://civilpesurveyingreview.com/) and the Reza manual (https://www.surveyingreview.com/).

The first time I took it I used just the CPESR one and it didn't feel like quite enough info. If you're only going to use one, I'd go with Reza. 

For seismic, I took Hiner's course and bought practice exams from EET ($90). So all I brought in was the Heiner manual, codes, and the EET practice exam book. Passed on the first try.

 

[vip-eng]

For surveying I used the CPESR manual (http://civilpesurveyingreview.com/) and the Reza manual (https://www.surveyingreview.com/).

The first time I took it I used just the CPESR one and it didn't feel like quite enough info. If you're only going to use one, I'd go with Reza. 

For seismic, I took Hiner's course and bought practice exams from EET ($90). So all I brought in was the Heiner manual, codes, and the EET practice exam book. Passed on the first try.

Cool, that is super helpful. Thank you!

 

[CAPLS]

I felt pretty good leaving the exam. I had about 30 minutes left to complete about 8 long problems, of which I think I got about 5/8 correct. I did educated guesses on about 5-7 I wasn't too sure about. I was confident on the rest and saw the tricks to the questions.

"... saw the tricks to the questions"!  There are no tricks in the questions.

 

[zettabytezz]

Thank you, do you have the practice book ? is it for sale by any chance? 

Ah sorry, my friend got dibs on the book. You can buy it straight from their website and it comes with the CBT versions of the practice exams. It's a online timed version of the exams that are similar to the exam day.

 

[zettabytezz]

 "... saw the tricks to the questions"!  There are no tricks in the questions.

Haha true 

 

[vip-eng]

Ah sorry, my friend got dibs on the book. You can buy it straight from their website and it comes with the CBT versions of the practice exams. It's a online timed version of the exams that are similar to the exam day.

Awesome, I will .Thank you! 

 

[Scofield]

For surveying I used the CPESR manual (http://civilpesurveyingreview.com/) and the Reza manual (https://www.surveyingreview.com/).

The first time I took it I used just the CPESR one and it didn't feel like quite enough info. If you're only going to use one, I'd go with Reza. 

Is it just me, or did you find Reza's workbook to be significantly harder than the exam material?  Was tough studying from reza's workbook, since he didn't even explain how to do several of his own problems.  And then the solutions to the problems are not explained well enough to be followed.

 

[engineeringforfun]

Is it just me, or did you find Reza's workbook to be significantly harder than the exam material?  Was tough studying from reza's workbook, since he didn't even explain how to do several of his own problems.  And then the solutions to the problems are not explained well enough to be followed.

It varied. Reza's problems went from really easy to really hard. I'd say the problems on the exam were easy to medium with a few being more difficult. I agree though that Reza doesn't do a great job of explaining his work and you have to try to figure out what he's doing in his solution.

 

[mashallahwallahi]

How long does it take to be issued a number?