Hi Tia,
I certainly understand where you are coming from when you say courses can be expensive, believe me I was in your shoes not too long ago. My name is Justin and I am the creator behind both EngineerInTrainingExam.com and Prepineer.com. I am not going to come on here and start giving comparisons to other programs, as that is a very subjective positioning and every single student, including yourself, is unique in what may or may not be a good fit or you. What I can give you is a little insight on is how we go about running our program at
Prepineer.com (thanks for posting the link above ptatohed, I hope this is the type of links you were wanting to see in the posts).
Since the beginning, we have always centered our efforts around the student. What I mean by this is that every single student that has come through Prepineer has received personal attention to ensure that what they are studying and how they are going about studying it fits their personal needs and schedule. We understand, like I mentioned, that every single one of our students is unique, and that funneling them through a "one size fits all" study plan just doesn't make much sense.
Say for instance that you have one student who may be straight out of school, no kids, full time job, but also a bunch of free time after they are out of work. Then you have another student who may be 10 years out of school, 2 kids, full time job, soccer practices, kids homework, etc. Now, looking at these two scenarios, it's obvious that we have very different situations for these two students, yet, the common approach to preparing for the FE Exam generally doesn't change, you get in to a program, or pick up a book, and it's the same approach either way.
On paper, it's obvious, in practice, it's treated as the same type of student.
In Prepineer, the very first thing we do for each one of our students is set them up with a Personal Mentor. This is someone who has been through the program and the rigors of preparing for the FE Exam. Your mentor will create a fully customized study plan in line with your current life situation, a study plan that makes sense for you, and ensures that you will get the most out of the time you have in preparing for the exam. From there, this mentor is someone who will be in the trenches with you as you make your way through the program and the material, ensuring that you are making progress and pushing forward towards your exam.
This is only the tip of the iceberg, and because this post is getting quite lengthy, I wanted to point you over to our testimonial page, just to read some of the experiences of past students, and we have been Blessed to work with some amazing students. So hop over and check them out at:
http://www.prepineer.com/testimonials/
I hope that helps a little Tia, the major points I was trying to make is just really have a grip on what your journey will look like and surround yourself with people who really care about your end goal and want to see you succeed. Whether it is with Prepineer or not, have these two components in place, although seemingly minor, can make a dramatic difference in your progress and exam performance.
So with that, I hope you have a great day!
Justin
