I had been out of school 9 years before I finally took the test. I took the PE Civil WRE and passed on the first try.
I studied 350 hours (review course and practice exams included in that total) over the course of 9 months. First, I took the School of PE 80 hour review course on demand...
School of PE
Civil: Water Resources and Environmental
PASS!
I found the School of PE class notes and problems to be very helpful with the breadth exam but a little less helpful for the depth exam. Overall I would recommend School of PE. The review was thorough and available on demand.
I just got the results on my "MyNCEES" page. I passed the PE Civil:Water Resources and Environmental exam! The snail mail notification hasn't arrived yet.