Most people I know who passed were confident that they did. Those who didn't pass were disappointed, but not surprised, and were hoping luck would be on their side.
I really hope this is not the case and just your observation!
Must have been thinking about this last night becaus I dreamed that I was taking the test and only able to answer 5 of the questions!
Tim
Not my experience. I was certainly not confident I passed, and I did.
I think if you were certain you passed or failed you probably were correct. But most people weren't that certain about it.
Like every other person is saying here, we'll just have to wait and see. Leaving the exam, I felt great about the morning and feel the afternoon wasn't bad at all. What hurt me is that I suffer greatly from anxieties and have trouble sleeping at times. When I took the FE, I had about 1.5 hours of sleep the night before. I tossed and turned all night, but felt I did well enough to pass. I ended up making an 81 on it, but knew I could have done way better had I been rested. I remember telling family and friends that I would be surprised if I failed the FE exam. The PE exam was not much different. I tossed and turned, looked at the clock about twenty times night before. My alarm was set for 4:30 am. The last time I remember looking at the clock, I remember it being 3:43 am. When I showed up for the exam, I was full of adrenaline. I felt I aced the morning session. After snacking during lunch, my body crashed. I wanted to yell aloud and slap my face, but nothing would work. I said a prayer hoping I would get a second wind and sure enough I got my second wind about two hours into the afternoon session. By then I was also double checking a few that I had answered during the start of the test (corrected a few). All in all, I thought the exam was straight forward and not as difficult as I imagined it to be. My greatest problem was not being rested enough to function at 100%. With that said, I feel like I made 90% in the morning and 70% in the afternoon. I also said the same about this one to family and friends...I'd be surprised if I failed. I will not know my score for another few weeks, but I do know that the afternoon session will make or brake me because I know I could have performed a lot better.
Good luck to all.