October 2019 Post Exam Wait Period - Welcome to the Suck

[Spo Power]

My highly unscientific guess is 53-54.  Last Octobers' exam felt brutal to me .. and think that had a cut of 51.  I didn't take April but heard it was around a 57 and not a horrible exam.  So, I'd put this exam somewhere in the middle.  Again, absolutely nothing more than gut feel on this.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Of course power has the lowest pass rate... But that industrial exam, though!

Computer looks brutal. It's down there with Nuclear. 

Industrial, wow. Something's not right there. I mean there shouldn't and isn't a max pass rate, but's historically way outside the normal "range". A number that high would make me wonder if there was a security breach? They're getting a new CBT in October, so maybe it doesn't matter?

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

Computer looks brutal. It's down there with Nuclear.

OTOH, there are so few people taking it that it's bound to affect the scores a bit. The 0% pass rate for retakes is unnerving, though.

 

[Mfresh2010]

Florida

Didn't pass

This was my second try. I'm done taking it. Congrats to all that passed.

I have failed 3 time, I'm gonna keep trying though

 

[MadamPirate PE]

Screw DORA.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Screw DORA.

I can't remember if it was this thread, or April's WTTS, or the SPAM thread, but I recall telling someone that they'll be saying the above a lot. They didn't believe me. This is kinda par for the course for Colorado.

 

[Sambam]

my colleagues told me dora had been pretty bad in the past and not responsive. Man they must be really hating their jobs. oh well. oneday i wish all government entities will work efficiently..

 

[The Running Man]

my colleagues told me dora had been pretty bad in the past and not responsive. Man they must be really hating their jobs. oh well. oneday i wish all government entities will work efficiently..

Yep. It's funny because when I took it in Wyoming the whole process was easy and straight forward. They even stepped me through it. Just getting on the phone with someone in Colorado is like winning the lottery.

DO NOT take the exam in Colorado and if you have to get a license here do not expect to get it in any reasonable amount of time. It took me a year to get my experience approved just to be able to sit for the exam (this was before they changed the rule).

 

[The Running Man]

So I left a message for DORA asking about the results and I got a phone call about 15 minutes later thinking it was DORA. No it was my bank telling me my credit card had been compromised. Worst day ever.

 

[Sambam]

Yep. It's funny because when I took it in Wyoming the whole process was easy and straight forward. They even stepped me through it. Just getting on the phone with someone in Colorado is like winning the lottery.

DO NOT take the exam in Colorado and if you have to get a license here do not expect to get it in any reasonable amount of time. It took me a year to get my experience approved just to be able to sit for the exam (this was before they changed the rule).

Wow... just wow...

 

[Sambam]

So I left a message for DORA asking about the results and I got a phone call about 15 minutes later thinking it was DORA. No it was my bank telling me my credit card had been compromised. Worst day ever.

oh god.. at least you got fraud protection in your credit card. I'm so sorry..

 

[Skylerjm]

my colleagues told me dora had been pretty bad in the past and not responsive. Man they must be really hating their jobs. oh well. oneday i wish all government entities will work efficiently..

Even worse than DORA is the DMV, getting you license in one facility and then having to go to county facilities for license plates

 

[No 1 Knights Fan]

Does anyone know the process for receiving your license number in Florida? Is it just a matter of waiting for FBPE to issue it, or do I have to notify them, or possibly do something else?

 

[Orchid PE]

Does anyone know the process for receiving your license number in Florida? Is it just a matter of waiting for FBPE to issue it, or do I have to notify them, or possibly do something else?

DBPR issues license numbers for Florida. We should get the numbers early-mid January. Then you create an account at myfloridalicense.com and link your license number to your account. Then you can request a certificate to be emailed and you can print it off.

Even better:

 

[Orchid PE]

 

[The Running Man]

I checked my DORA Application for Colorado and I'm an active PE in the state of Colorado. THAT MEANS I PASSED!!!!!! Still nothing on the NCEES website but I do have a number with an expiration date and everything.

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

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[No 1 Knights Fan]

DBPR issues license numbers for Florida. We should get the numbers early-mid January. Then you create an account at myfloridalicense.com and link your license number to your account. Then you can request a certificate to be emailed and you can print it off.

Even better:

Thanks!

 

[98SF19]

Like umm, BOOYAH 'n stuff . . .



FYI (I never did introduce my backstory)

So I graduated with BSME back in . . . wait for it . . . 1998.  Worked a short stint in Mechanical/Marine Engineering field before spending almost 14 years in land surveying (yeah!).  Through this, I was able to utilize drafting in a tangential civil eng'g capacity.  Eventually, due to uptick in housing market in 2014, I was able to get on with a prominent civil eng. firm with great leadership who was willing to take a chance on a nearly dried-up surveyor.  That got me up to speed, I put in my 4+ years of qualifying experience, and got that ball rollin'.  This was my 2nd attempt.  Took first one back in April but I'd only gotten my hands on the AASHTO Greenbook, HSM, HCM, etc. the DAY BEFORE THE TEST.  The CERM I was using was a coworkers and was about 20 years old, and I was not diligent with practice tests and such (baby, boys' sports, work, etc.).  Add to this that we (wife and 2 boys) bought a house in August of '18 and had a baby girl mid-February of this year.  That test (April '19) was a disaster since I also forgot to bring a clock and got cold sweat shaking anxiety mid-way through PM.  Still only missed 33 but did a butt load of Christmas tree-ing in the last minute.

For this one, Fall '19, I was able to digest the layouts and content of the manuals, and having taken SOPE program for April '19, I had the 2nd session no charge (a plug for SOPE but they had their shortcomings).  I almost missed the re-register deadline and almost got locked out of test due to poor choice of route to test center and heavy construction along these roads.  It was nice though to have the rear-most table in the convention center all to myself, just as I did with the April test (I consider these the Lord's provision!).

Having been well-acquainted with humility most of my life, I feel a deep compassion for those who did not pass, especially those throwing in the towel.  I have come to a place spiritually as a direct result of these experiences.  So if you are among these, please consider this.  What we achieve in the world will perish - but through failure, the spirit advances toward what God is creating in us.  This is to say that the true silver lining here feels like the cloud, but from an eternal perspective, it is the full intensity of the sun shining beyond . . .

Sorry if I'm getting too deep and/or not making sense, but I am still in a quasi state of shock, and in awe of the power of His hand . . .

 

[Orchid PE]

tl;dr?