Recent content by amats42

Point with your eraser. There's no reason to risk failing just because you get a stickler of a proctor. Also, the advice I was given many times is that if you write in pencil on your own material make sure you highlight over it. I can't remember if I needed to draw on the actual test, but the...

I'm curious if you need to sign up for anything to get invited. Do they send this email out to all registered PEs, PEs from specific locations?

I loved Kennan and Keyes for steam tables and I got a used one from the 80s for about 3 bucks on Amazon. I felt that having a book with tabs saved me enough time that it was money well spent. The engineering conversion book was worth its weight in gold. Tab the common conversions and highlight...

Just echoing the other comments. Reading comprehension is absolutely critical for this exam as most of the questions are trickier than any of the prep material I studied with. If you can't read through instructions (problems) quickly and know exactly what you're solving for then you won't have...

I posted on this before if you read through some posts from this year. The NCEES TFS practice exam is pretty accurate. I was surprised by how many questions were not directly on the breadth of knowledge sheet and would recommend not skipping statics when reviewing for the test. Otherwise, there...

Sorry, I can't speak on MDM but the 6MS for TFS was not exactly helpful. I would say at most half of them were close to the real problems and some had some questionable solutions. I wouldn't normally recommend it unless you have a lot of time and can spare the cash. I think removing his...

The California application is also rather tedious. It took more hours than I expected to assemble everything and verify I met all the requirements. I think a lot of states require work directly under a PE. I know in California you need a PE to put supervisor for the months you are using as...

@namod65 's post mirrors my experience in mechanical engineering as well. I do design that requires AHJ permits and so my company needs PE signatures in order to get those drawings approved. As such, all of our engineers are expected to get licensed. When I worked at a manufacturing company zero...

@Philscrimp I used the Keenan, Keyes, et al. English units book (ISBN-13: 978-0471465010). Tab the hell out of it for fast lookup. I printed the NIST tables available online (https://www.nist.gov/srd/nistir5078) and tabbed and highlighted key anchor points. I agree, this should be posted in...

ME TFS passed 1st attempt. I took an in-person course (36 hours) and spent probably 100-125 hours running problems, tabbing, and testing. Classes are fun, but they aren't nearly as effective as running problems. I felt like I could have used another 50 hours doing problems, but I was confident...

@OldenEngineer that was wise. I sent it all in together and never received my postcards back, but did get the email telling me the application was approved. Hope that means everything was received and cleared!

Thank you. I might email them, then. I had submitted before the original fall deadline, received the email stating they had my application as well as the email saying I was approved, and I have notified them that I passed. I'll reach out to see if there's something holding up my license. Thanks...

Any disciplines other than civil seeing numbers yet? I know I should be patient, but it's difficult.

Can't find my license either. First time taker in Mechanical, sent NCEES notification the afternoon it came out. Received email notification from the Board stating they approved my application. Do they usually release licenses in waves? I wasn't expecting license numbers until the end of the month.

I think deciding the topic is a very personal choice, but if avoiding buying materials is your top priority TFS is a great choice. You should already have the MERM, most tables are available for free online, you don't need to buy the unit conversion book (but it does help and save prep time)...