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Not to tell you that the decision was wrong but I suspect you'll have more time for studying before the baby is born than afterwards. Unless the SE was something you don't need for your job I'd honestly still try to get it done in the next 4 months before the baby. That said, definitely focus on...

I believe EET is already in full swing. Might be a little late.

I'm not sure, but NCEES has been pretty clear that they adjust the passing score to make sure that exams have equal difficulty (harder exams get lower passing scores). Also, while I think you are somewhat right on your scoring arrangement, it wouldn't explain some of the failing scores. For...

NCEES definitely combines the scores from the morning and afternoon. From the exam specification:

Here's the topic you're referring to I think:

You're correct, it's an update between full code cycles.

Ah, understood. Well, I had a similar situation and took it with only self-study. I feel I would have done much better with a review course but I can see how if cost is more critical than time how not using a review course makes sense. Yeah, that's a good point. See if any local groups offer...

Really? I'd say it's actually got the most "bang-for-buck" of the review courses out there. Unless you mean that all the review courses are a little pricey? PPI Vertical + Lateral: $1,800 $2,289 if you don't have the texts. School of PE: $2,580 for both the Vertical &amp...

I believe (from what people have told me and what I've read) that their course is shorter with less depth but focuses more on the key aspects of the SE exam, particularly loads and seismic. For example, the ASCE course has 22 hours of course instruction ($86/hr for non-members) while PPI's...

I should clarify that this may be because the ASCE courses are much more focused and the EET courses are fairly new from what I can tell. Overall I don't think I've ever heard of a course being universally perfect or universally terrible; some people seem to love a particular course while others...

I've seen some people say it was okay or moderate and some people say it was great. About the same as most review courses I would guess. About the only courses that seems to have nothing but glowing reviews are EET and the ASCE courses.

Will do.

Yes, we usually only have a handful of people enroll in vertical only but this year we had none so PPI canceled the course for this exam period. If you're interested I can ask if they can re-instate it. PPI told me they're not doing promo codes this year so unfortunately I wont have any to hand...

Yeah, we could take a guess but you really should just email or call the Florida engineering board.

I'd agree with the above two posts with the caveat that don't go nuts tabbing things. Tab things you know you will need frequently. Tab and highlight things you discover you need or suspect you'll need to find during the exam. Anything else that can be found using the index or other quick lookup...

I don't think so; use the early time for general studies and for a wide review of the various materials and topics. Then, dive into the details as you get closer to the exam. Set aside the final week or two for a overall review of the material you've studied to try to get it fresh in your mind.

Nathan (the other course instructor) and I both recommend a minimum of 150 hours of solid study time per exam day. So, 300 total / 100 or so days until the exam = 3 hours per day. Obviously some days the OP wont be able to study but if they can make it up I believe they have a decent shot...

I don't have a copy any more but this is a great textbook and I recall it having a decent number of good examples: https://www.amazon.com/Wind-Loads-Guide-Load-Provisions/dp/0784412758 On amazon click on the "look inside" button and you can see some of the content. Definitely not as perfect for...

A few thoughts of my own: Sounds feasible for you to take both and I'd recommend it for your situation. For wood I recommend Breyer's Wood Design textbook; reading the majority of this text will be almost everything you need for wood design. For masonry David is right that there's no good...

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