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I felt like the exam was a reference in locating obscure code look-ups.  So that's basically how I spent all of my time on the exam.  Most of the morning questions were referencing a single code provision... so I'd look up the provision, plug in the number or pull off a table value and move onto...

This is spot on.  Some states (Nevada for instance) simply require you have 4-years of experience after an undergrad.  Other states (utah for instance) require you obtain 4-years of post college experience AND get a PE, and then obtain an additional 3-years of post PE experience before you get...

Setting aside the "comity" label essentially what i'm recommending is that the OP: Step 1: Take and pass exam in Illinois Step 2: Apply for license in California Never apply for a license in Illinois.  It just so happens that the license application in California will be... "by comity".  

But he doesn't need to gain licensure in IL which is part of the point I was trying to make (possibly poorly).  Comity does not require a license in that original state. It simply means you already have all the required items to get licensure, and the state will grant you the courtesy of not...

But that's where I don't think that is necessary.  Most states offer licensure by comity in some form or another (even the quote above stating that IL doesn't offer licensure by comity is somewhat misleading as it implies they do offer licensure by comity as long as you met IL requirements at...

Yes, I remember when telling the former president of the company I work for how the test is structured now he was distraught.  He mentioned that when he took the exam 20 years ago it consisted of six problems that you had to choose four to answer.  You were only provided blank paper and it was...

I think it's very unlikely that a specific Civil module is significantly more difficult (or easier) than any others.  I think there is just a lot of misinformation around about how test "x" is easier than test "y".  I always tell people to take whichever module they feel most comfortable with...

Also, I have no idea how to answer "What Level of BIM" our company has instituted.  I have no idea what level 1, 2, or 3 refer to without some sort of explanation as to what the levels mean.  

I think part of it is broken.  I just started it and was trying to answer and even if a select an answer, for instance I said on problem #1 that I'm a structural engineer, it requires me to also fill out the "other" write-in tab even if it is not selected.  

The exam itself is academic in nature.  One can argue whether the exam should be more academic or practical, but the end result is moot.  As CAPLS stated, in order to gain licensure you have to accrue the necessary experience AND pass the exam.  So whether the NCEES structures their exam one way...

Obviously I mean that testing sites vary in terms of table space... I'm rarely clear in my responses.

It probably varies by state and testing site.  For both the PE and SE Vertical days Montana only has a single testing site in which you share a table with a test taker and there is no additional room.  Every reference stayed in my box until I needed it, as there was really only room for...

But this sort of goes back to my very subjective opinion that the way the civil exams are structured is stupid.  I've said it before and probably sound like a broken record, but the intent of the civil PE exams is to test material in which they (the test makers) know that you know nothing about...

Nope, I haven't used the CERM for work in the 2+ years since I took the exam.  I used it for the PE, I used it for I think 1 problem on the SE, but otherwise it has set on the shelf collecting dust.  As a structural engineer I use my codes for day to day work.  The CERM is extremely useful...

This is already essentially how the Civil exam is structured (other PE exams may be different).  Not to undersell the difficulty or make people bad... but I felt like I got an at least an 85% on the AM portion of the civil simply by bringing the CERM into the exam.  Its structured in a way that...

Really people should just use whatever calculator they feel most comfortable with.  I (sadly) did research before buying my calculator (seriously who researches a $20 calculator???) as I was used to my TI-83+ and TI-89 through high school and then college I wanted something as similar as...

Haha, that's fair.  

TI-36X Pro>all... just saying.  

Yes, but instead of applying for a license "by exam" you would simply apply for a license "by comity".  Although I would assume you'll still have to take the california seismic/survey exam in CA.  

This might work.  Most states have the provision where you can't double count experience and education, and I have had friends who worked through grad school, just not count their grad school, since you only get 1/2 time and were able to get licensed a year earlier than most because of this.