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CivE Bricky

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Thinking about my strong and weak areas using this form really helped me focus my study efforts. I made versions for all five major civil disciplines. If you find any errors, please let me know - or fix them and post the revised version.

This is one of my "thank yous" for the help I got here. Please feel free to pass this spreadsheet on to others and credit engineerboards.com.

For example: I used this to plan out my study time on Transportation -- for me, 20-30 or so hours studying Geometric Design was going to gain me most of the 8 morn questions and 12 aftn questions I got wrong in that topic, while it would have likely taken 50-100 hours studying structural to gain 1 or 2 questions on morning Structural (I was already running at 4-5 right -- had picked the low-hanging fruit.)

To use the spreadsheet, type the % correct from your diagnostic report into the blue column and then look at descriptions of each study area (see link at bottom of each sheet) to make a right-for-you decision on target # correct for each topic area, based on how hard it will be for you to learn that topic.

Hope this helps - ENJOY!

 
Good work on this. I guess we wouldn't be engineers if there wasn't a spreadsheet involved.

 
Thinking about my strong and weak areas using this form really helped me focus my study efforts. I made versions for all five major civil disciplines. If you find any errors, please let me know - or fix them and post the revised version.
This is one of my "thank yous" for the help I got here. Please feel free to pass this spreadsheet on to others and credit engineerboards.com.

For example: I used this to plan out my study time on Transportation -- for me, 20-30 or so hours studying Geometric Design was going to gain me most of the 8 morn questions and 12 aftn questions I got wrong in that topic, while it would have likely taken 50-100 hours studying structural to gain 1 or 2 questions on morning Structural (I was already running at 4-5 right -- had picked the low-hanging fruit.)

To use the spreadsheet, type the % correct from your diagnostic report into the blue column and then look at descriptions of each study area (see link at bottom of each sheet) to make a right-for-you decision on target # correct for each topic area, based on how hard it will be for you to learn that topic.

Hope this helps - ENJOY!
Bricky - THIS IS TOTALLY WICKED!!

I wish I had this for the times I had to try to figure out what I got. As a matter of fact, I am going to go over my old diagnostic summaries and give it a whirl.

I am definately going to pass this on to some people who failed (I'll wait a week or so). This is a great way to get them back studying the right stuff.

Good job!

 
Bricky - I see you are from central NY. What coutny? Any work up there? My wife wants to leave Long Island, problem is I have a pretty good job in the city. I am in Suffolk County
I messaged you.

And thx for the compliments!

 
Guys, I'm new to this board and so far I'm impressed with the info some of you guys are sharing. I have taken the PE Civil/Geotech and fail each time. Looking at the spreadsheet is really helping me plan my study. Thanx guys once again

 

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