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I'm hoping for somewhere between Wednesday and Friday

Dang I need to move to Houston. Funny how I have two jobs I am currently working on in Houston, but I am from out of state. Might as well jump ship to the great state of TX to practice structural engineering

Great advice!

Whaaa!

woohooo...Im a lurker but kept up with this thread congrats!

Ignore the "wait until board issues number" debby downers...I swear every 6 months they come in these threads to throw shade without fail. If you have already applied for licensure through your state and the last step is receiving the PASS notification from NCEES put whatever PE variation you...

Hmm there is a lot to decipher from your post, but I'll try to tackle it. Ignore the CA requirements for licensure and focus on sitting for the SE exam in itself. Licensure =/= being able to sit for exam in most states as you have highlighted in your OP. It doesn't even matter whether you're a...

PE results are slated for release next week based on typical times (received my notice on May 24th last year). I would assume SE to be about 2 weeks afterward, pending on when the afternoon grading session starts from what I've read

Buildings SE Vert/Lat: I felt the exam was tough, but fair. For the vertical AM, the questions were similar to the practice exams but with greater depth in some cases. For vertical PM, I was expecting a concrete problem similar to the practice exams but was surprised by the question. Question...

Thanks!

Start out with the books required by NCEES. Bring everyone. Other than those, I personally used PPI's online practice problems and used the 30-day access. I just wrote down every PM problem and took it with me to the exam. Just be sure to know you steel tables and quick shortcuts and know...

You can do it put your back into it!

NCEES is using r(avg) which is based on I(avg) and A(avg). They don't do a very good job explaining this at all. A(avg) is the average between A and Anet and I is the same. I plan to use average values on the exam or hopefully they just provide the r, I, A they want used in masonry problems. You...

Does anyone know if NCEES designates which method to use when determining wind pressures for MWFRS? In NCEES practice exam it seems to call out directional/envelope, but I just went over a practice question from PPI (Problem 15 Lateral Breadth - 16hr SE Building Exam) in which they asked for...

I would reassess the 25hr/week target. That averages to about 3 hrs a day. If you really feel you need 300+ hrs to study start now and do 1 hr a day after work or before and 2hrs on the weekend. You'll thank yourself later and will be able to keep the pace I would think.

Have you downloaded PCA's "Notes on ACI-318-11"? It's a free download and I personally prefer to use that over ACI unless I need a detail not listed in PCA notes. It also has several design guides as well as example problems that help you understand how to use the code book. Don't get PCA Notes...

Good luck to all! 

@Chillhaus That's a great idea lol

Analog watch, don't risk being thrown out for a digital anything. Proctors have become itchy to toss people since technology has shot through roof for wrist devices.