How I passed the Fall 2012 T&F Mechanical Exam:
For full disclosure I took this test twice, first time in April 2012 and the passing in October. Although I discount the first one because of my complete lack of preparation….you know all the excuses. Traveling a ton for work, a crazy...
Passed Mechanical, Thermo and ohhhh soooo HAPPY to have this friggin hurdle in the rearview. Spent the last 15 months dealing with the FE and PE and what a relief! This is not easy guys. Congrats to all! Go celebrate!
Yea I was hoping it would be yesterday, and you're right FL is usually the second day after the NCEES release but it seemed like maybe they got them late on Wednesday night? So this is really the 2nd day and I'm thinking a 9:30 email.
The morning went awesome, I felt that I was able to answer most and only had to guess on a couple. But the T and F afternoon section was tougher for me. I ran out of time and had to make some quick decisions on the last 5 or so.
Overall it felt 1000% better than the first time around. I only...
All of us have jobs and personal lives and dealing with this test prep is such a pain. But now on top of that there's a hurricane. Ha, at least it's missing us in Florida, but for a while I thought my house would flood while taking the test. Ha!
Having a tough time understanding how h=1335.2 for steam on problem 129. It's a mixing question: I'll just type it below for those who don't have it:
Water (100 lb/min, 60 F) and Steam (100 lbm/min, 600 F) both at atmospheric pressure enter an insulated chamber through separate inlets. After...
This test has me freaking out more than any other in my career, and I've taken a lot. I find myself checking ncees and eb.com regularly and anxiety is through the roof. Is this normal? I remember I had forgotten about the FE by the time I got the results but this one is killer. As an ME the...