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I posted this below in another thread: I took the SE in 2011 so the codes are different but I found the book linked below to be very helpful with old test questions regarding concepts and the level of difficulty in problem solving. There is an updated (but not current) version by Dave Fanella...

I took the SE in 2011 so the codes are different but I found the book linked below to be very helpful with old test questions regarding concepts and the level of difficulty in problem solving. There is an updated (but not current) version by Dave Fanella. The problems in the book below were...

Interesting to look at this data.  Another data point: 21 FE/26 PE/27 SE.

Yes, I knew that beforehand from a coworker. The PE isn't bad- CERM should be all that you really need. For the SE though, if you're working out problems according to examples, you're probably going too slow to finish.

When I took the PE in Hillside (the Chicago location) in Oct 2010, the proctors were adamant that only the CERM was allowed. All other PPI publications were prohibited. I would think this extends to the Kaplan material. They made us take out the worked out problems in the NDS 2005 (the timber...

1. I had a PE when I took the SE. PE in Oct 2010, SE in Apr 2011. 2. I took the building portion. The 80/20% guess seems about right. 3. No idea. 4. Paid for most of my books. Borrowed a Kaplan review book. Company did offer to pay for a review course up to 1k; I did not take them up on that.

Yup, that's the one.

I handled studying as work. Just had to put in the hours and get through as many problems as possible. I would reward myself almost every time I studied though, just to make it more bearable (typically food items). I figured that was "payment" for my studying services...for myself. It's cheaper...

I used the NCEES Structural book as well as the old SE1 book NCEES used to print. It's sort of based on luck -- if you don't work with the AASHTO regularly, you'll have to at least look at the table of contents for each chapter before the test. Sorry-- don't have much more advice than that...

I took both parts. The afternoon portion was still tight on time, but I was able to finish every part of each question with (what I thought) a reasonable answer. The Kaplan book has the kind of curve balls you'll see in the afternoon, although the NCEES problems aren't as hard as the Kaplan. The...

Here's what I recommended to a friend: Steel AISC Design Examples (spent a good portion in connections here—it was a good review of plate girders and composite steel as well. Worked through enough examples until I was comfortable and could do the problems without help.) Concrete PCA Notes...

Buildings, passed. My coworker also passed with buildings.

Illinois results are on Continental Testing's website. I passed!

There were about 100 the first day in Chicago, then 90 the second day.

Just chatted with NCEES regarding the new SE in Indiana- the test fee is $510 per day, not the entire test. Likely Georgia is similar.