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There are several factors to consider in this thread. 1-- Money-- at $40K, you are severely underpaid-- severely. I have several kids coming out of undergrad engineering programs that are getting $75-90K, fresh out of school-- some with EIT, many without. Looks to me that you are working for...

My opinion is to work 3-4 years and THEN go after the Engineering Management degree. You will better learn and understand the material as opposed to going directly from undergraduate classes. You have no experience, other than your undergraduate education to refer to as we teach the EM...

Thanks for your comment! I am a VOLUNTEER, a NON PAID professional engineer who wishes to help advance the engineering profession. I am NOT an NCEES employee, get paid by NCEES or am I a member of any state licensing board. So just to be clear, I VOLUNTEER, PRO BONO, i.e., FREE my time to...

Here is what I believe, having served on the exam development committee for the past 12 years. The exam is no harder than before-- what I believe the issue to be is that the candidates do not adequately prepare properly for the exam. You really have to KNOW the material in the syllabus--...

this is not a complicated decision, but one that requires some thought. Let me help you work through the calculus of the decision. A. Yu can stand on your head for 2 years if you have to. Seems like you have done that, learned a lot, have been well trained and overall, have had a good run at...

Gentlemen-- the key to both the FE and the PE exam is to KNOW and UNDERSTAND exactly all of the subjects that are listed on the test syllabus. You must know and understand each topic, be able to work problems that address each topic. This is one time that you cannot memorize or "pump and dump"...

OK, this is not as complicated as you are making it. If you have 10+ years of experience, then you you should be in the $130-$140K range. If y not there, then there must be some structural problem you have. The argument " you have diverse experience" is a red herring. Your response is that...

Take the 6 hours of General Education classes and be done with it! It will be easier and faster to take teh classes, learn something and get the credit than to try and figure out how to get out of it. If you need general education classes, take 2 speech communication classes-- most engineers...

Many PhD's are scared shi**ess that they are going to fail the exam. OK, so be it-- you fail-- they are NOT going take away your birthday. Get up, dust off and try again. I know many PhD's that give me a million excuses on why they don't take the PE exam-- all of them are Bul***hit. Get in...

Instead of getting on this board and trying to find the easiest way to become a PE without taking the requisite tests, both FE and PE-- I would sit and STUDY the material and then take the tests. These are bachelor level exams-- designed to be successfully passed by engineers with 4 years of...

I have followed this thread for 3 weeks. Let me provide insight that is missing. There is NO NEED to continue to take the test and HOPE that you will pass. There is NO NEED to try and find some other state to take the test if you have busted it 3X in one jurisdiction-- that remains pure...

OK, to sit and bitch about what happened before is foolhardy. You are where you are-- now, let's move forward and go where you need to go! Everyone of us has had some challenges getting here-- some, admittedly, were harder challenges than others, however, we have all had them. You are NOT the...

I have been following this thread for some time. Here are the secrets that you need to know-- in no particular order. A. The test is a bachelor's level exam-- it is designed to be successfully completed by the candidate that has 4 years of experience as an engineer in training and who has...

Let me go a little farther-- @John123. You need to get invvolved in engineering activities in your area-- Marthcounts judge, Future Cities, Clean up the River-- all activities that engineers are involved in the community. This will help you meet some folks who MAY be willing to review your...

OK, take a CHILL PILL and relax-- RELAX. This is NOT the big deal that you make it out to be. I have been an Exam development Chair/Co-Chair for the past 10 years-- let me put your mind at ease here-- this is NOT the big deal that you think it is. Yes, you need to pass, yes there is pressure...

I would NOT give up on the PE exam-- irrespective if you have had difficulty passing it to this point. The PE license is just that, a license, NOT a certificate-- there is a BIG DIFFERENCE. You CAN and WILL pass the PE exam. Obviously, whatever study techniques, if any, you are using are not...

One issue you may run into here is that Tennessee may require you to retake the PE exam if the standards under which you earned your KY license are materially different than the Tennessee standards. This normally occurs when someone takes the PE exam prior to the 4 years of experience...

DO NOT make this more difficult than what it is. Yes, it is a hassle when you have to reaccomplish a document, however, the board is trying to ensure that only engineers that are truly qualified are licensed. I would carefully rewrite each form, ensuring that the advice and counsel that I...

OK, this is a challenge for many engineers. Here is how to solve the problem-- use engineering verbs in describing what it is that you have done. You designed, engineered, modelled, calculated, etc whatever it is that you are claiming credit for. In the quality control realm-- not knowing...

OK, you have done the best that you know how-- don't worry any more. This exam (the PE exam) is a real challenge, however, it is not impossible. The key to this exam is to have in-depth familiarity with the NCEES Test syllabi-- really know and understand each of the topics in the subject...