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I don't think you'll get much response on this topic, due to the NDA. Anything really useful that someone can tell you is technically illicit info. If you haven't taken the test before, one of the most important things to consider is the pass rate. It hovers around 25-30%, plus or minus...

Excellent Jedi mind trick, @cal91 I was fooled too. You're wilier than NCEES when they say their practice exam is the "best form of preparation for the exam."

@FutureSE I think true love....is paying NCEES time and time again to take their ridiculously unfair test.

Some more things... 12. Remember that PPI reference material often times contains small errors. Confirm all code equation references, and make sure it's using the correct updated equations. Their reference material also may not provide direction on important caveats or footnotes in the code...

Couple things I have learned along the way: 1. Begin studying realizing the fact that 60-70% of everyone preparing like you will fail. This is the death star trench run--the odds are not in your favor if you just do what everyone else does. 2. Don't plan on figuring problems out while taking...

I do think it is worth mentioning that you really rocked the afternoon. It's harder to well in the afternoon simply due to NCEES' shenanigans and the purposefully enigmatic grading procedures. The multiple choice is far easier, in my estimation, to improve on and excel it. SE multiple choice...

Therein lies the Machiavellian genius of NCEES. Leaving an essay question blank nets you an unacceptable. Doing the problem completely can also get you an unacceptable. Explaining how to do a problem, and not really knowing what you're doing can get you an acceptable.

To really answer why they won't tell us anything about grading, I'd posit we consider two principles. First, who does this procedure benefit? And second, Occam's razor.  At some point, someone sat in a room and said "we need to grade essay problems subjectively, but maintain a...

I'd suggest going the balla route and taking the PE on friday, then the SE lateral on Saturday. If you did that well on the SE lateral and already passed the vertical, the PE structural exam should be a walk in the park.

Something I stumbled upon, perusing the NCEES manual of practice: So there IS a way to find out your score, even if you passed. The board needs to request it. 

Not to add accelerant to the conflagration, FutureSE...but, some things I noticed, running some numbers... About 1200 people take the SE exam (includes buildings and bridges) between the two days. In fall, maybe we assume 1000 people. At 500$ a pop, that gives NCEES an annual revenue of about...

I'm elated for you. Congrats!

I'm numb emotionally right now lol. No results yet but I'm focusing on October. If I'm one of the NCEES moderators watching this forum, this angst is amusing. Interesting that the morning really kicked people's derriere this time around. And FutureSE...you did very well in the afternoon. Only 4...

I'm actually waiting for the 2028 version where the "SE certification module" is implanted directly into my cerebellum by AI enhanced surgeons. My sources tell me the surgery should be less painful than what we're experiencing now.

I'm organizing a road trip to Seneca, South Carolina if you're game. We swing through ATL and pick up FutureSE so he can provide entertainment on the way there.  

As the Russians say "who benefits" when the pass rate is so low? So I think you hit the nail on the head. The other rather obvious tell is that NCEES provides no useful information on your failing score, and no way to improve on what was missed previously. This is a deliberate, Machiavellian...

I've been studying, just cuz. I like to focus on things that tripped me up during the last exam so I don't have any holes in my knowledge base. I think that's the number one thing they count on...someone just not knowing how to solve a problem. I also have all of my EET class materials I can use...

The good news is that results aren't out...so technically, I haven't failed yet. The bad news is results aren't out so the fun continues. 

what if you sign in as Ashlei-Kesha and conduct a Turing test? Perhaps we can break the system and cause a cascading failure which will allow friendly white hat hackers to release the results early. 

If this is the case, I am slightly concerned that someone who isn't able to pass the test and be called an SE....is telling me I can't be an SE.  As for the scoring workshop, my working theory is that they decide some of the cutscore info there. A final check on "this is how you should grade an...