Did anyone take the ME review class in Northern California offerd by PPI? I am thinking of attending the Spring 09 session in Oakland. How's the instructor Richard Davis?
I have already enrolled. But I have yet to read a positive post on the PPI review classes on this forum.I am also enrolling PPI class in Oakland. I don't know anything about the instructor but i always hear good reviews for PPI
I liked Davis a lot (although i am still waiting on my test results...so he could become the target of my ire). He is not going to program you to pass the test...he will provide you with a programmatic approach...the details will be up to you outside of class.Did anyone take the ME review class in Northern California offerd by PPI? I am thinking of attending the Spring 09 session in Oakland. How's the instructor Richard Davis?
I am glad to hear it.I took the class with Rich Davis down in SoCal back in '07. Great class, great refresher on the material and great insight into the nature of the test. I highly recommend the PPI class, specifically from Rich... Oh yeah, I passed first try.
Great I cannot wait to meet some of you guys on this board this Saturday.Shaggy,
In addtion to the review class, how many hours should one put in (self study + problem solving) to have a realistic shot at passing the PE? I'll be taking the MD depth module.
I am interested in all opinions.
Thanks,
Mike.
See you on Saturday. Don't forget to download and bring the handouts/notes e-mailed by the instructor?Great I cannot wait to meet some of you guys on this board this Saturday.
Shaggy,
In addtion to the review class, how many hours should one put in (self study + problem solving) to have a realistic shot at passing the PE? I'll be taking the MD depth module.
I am interested in all opinions.
Thanks,
Mike.
Thanks for your reply. I did see the 300 hours, hence the post.MikeR - I believe MERM says you should put in 300 hours of total studying. I came pretty close to that, studying just about everyday for 4 months. For me, thats what it takes.
I am not quite sure how many hours I put in preparing for the exam, but MERM's estimate of 300 sounds about right. For me, the best preparation was doing problems... lots of em. I did all of the problems in the pertaining to the morning and all of the problems pertaining to the afternoon Machine Design from the following sources:NCEES Sample Exam
PPI Sample Exam
6 Min Solutions
and all of the assigned problems from the PPI Practice Problems book.
I can't say I did any "studying", just digging for appropriate information on methods to solve the given problem I was on.
Long story short, just do as many problems as you can. Work efficiently, and focus on the areas that are core to the test. Don't get caught up on areas that may only have a single problem on the test. The review class will help you determine which areas these are.
Also, find my post in here in the mechanical section on my suggested tabbing method for your references. It will save you time, I guarantee.
Good Luck.
Yes -- Shaggy's method of tabbing is a definite help!! It worked for me (THanks Shaggs!)I think with that amount of studying and working the problems you'll be ok. Just keep on it and don't take too many days off!!! You'll get out of the groove if you do.
Keep at it and good luck!
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