Are solutions allowed in test room?

AHairyBeast · Mar 7, 2015

Hello,

Can anyone tell me if problem/solution books are allowed in the test? I am wondering about things like the six minute solution books and the Practice Problems accompaniment to the MERM. I am trying to decide if I should spend more time writing down the specifics of each problem, or take a little less time so I can do more problems.

Taking the test next month and freaking out slightly.

The Wizard · Mar 8, 2015

Yes, those are allowed in the exam room. Anything is allowed as long as it's a book, in a 3 ring binder etc. No loose papers is basically the only rule.

ptatohed · Mar 8, 2015

I think Illinois does not allow solutions in the exam room. Not sure of any other states.

AHairyBeast · Mar 8, 2015

Thank you both!!

Ramnares P.E. · Mar 8, 2015

As ptatohed stated, this is one of those pieces of information you want to verify with your state and NCEES. I can tell you for NY specifically solutions are allowed as long as they are in bound form.

ptatohed · Mar 9, 2015

Why is this in the 'Prep Class / Study Material Review' sub-forum anyway?

Ramnares P.E. · Mar 9, 2015

No idea, I'm sure one of the mods will move it to the appropriate forums.

knight1fox3 · Mar 9, 2015

ptatohed is really the authority around here on using the appropriate forums (and rightly so). Should just give him the ability to move threads as he sees fit. LOL

ptatohed · Mar 9, 2015

knight1fox3 said:
ptatohed is really the authority around here on using the appropriate forums (and rightly so). Should just give him the ability to move threads as he sees fit. LOL

I accept!

Ramnares P.E. · Mar 9, 2015

Move all the threads! (Too lazy to apply it to the Meme)

maryannette · Mar 9, 2015

AHairyBeast said:
....

Taking the test next month and freaking out slightly.

Don't freak out. It doesn't help. Good luck.

IlliniWood · Mar 25, 2015

ptatohed said:
I think Illinois does not allow solutions in the exam room. Not sure of any other states

The proctors at my test location in IL didn't even check materials. Basically had to sign off that you weren't using anything that you weren't supposed to. Basically IL follows the NCEES instructions that say anything is good as long as it's bound. I used the MERM practice problems w/ solutions as a reference. It's really no different than any other text book with example problems and solutions.

The Wizard · Mar 25, 2015

ptatohed said:
Why is this in the 'Prep Class / Study Material Review' sub-forum anyway?

You're a mod now. Get to work and move this thread already! :whipping: Slacker. haha

ptatohed · Mar 27, 2015

Thread moved to the proper forum!

iwire · Mar 27, 2015

I don't know why but I didn't even crack open mine during the test. I found its useless. Seems like those are more like Hail Mary Situation when you are hoping similar type of question. But that's just me

envirotex · Mar 27, 2015

^Not so for me. The structure of some of the exam questions was very similar to the structure of the practice test questions. I was able to use the method and the equations that I needed because they were already organized and written down in one place.

I did photocopy my solutions, though because they were written in pencil...

adamn185 PE · Mar 29, 2015

envirotex said:
^Not so for me. The structure of some of the exam questions was very similar to the structure of the practice test questions. I was able to use the method and the equations that I needed because they were already organized and written down in one place.

I did photocopy my solutions, though because they were written in pencil...

Why did you photocopy them and not just leave them in pencil?

Thanks!

Ramnares P.E. · Mar 29, 2015

Many test takers opt to photocopy test materials that have pencil marks, or re-write it in pen, in order to prevent any trouble during the test. You don't want to take materials into the test with pencil marks and have the proctors think you're writing in your materials during the exam.

When I took the test I had a lot of notes on my MERM that were pencil. I highlighted over them just to be safe. I did take a copy of the 2001 NCEES practice exam with me that had pencil marks but I didn't open it during the exam.

I think this is one of those, "better to be safe than sorry" precautions.

Ken PE 3.1 · Mar 29, 2015

It's not about being safe, they can boot you if they see pencil marks. I would not bank on them asking questions. Write it in pen or copy it.

ptatohed · Mar 29, 2015

In CA, I had pencil marks all over all of my material and there was no problem any of the times I sat for the 8hr, CA-Survey, or CA-Seismic. There was no way I was going to zerox everything and/or highlight everything.

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