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I've learned from an inside source that the NCEES examination board laid-off more than 100 employees which included judges, proctors, and management level employees. Quite frankly I couldn't care less about this organization and its deceptive grading practices. Many of you on this board can...

I was unaware of the limited use of resources available for the exam. Honestly with the construction depth and how the board makes up problems I'm fine with this. I'm not a believer in an exam being 100% multiple choice and this is a good move by the board to eliminate engineers passing the exam...

I am personally glad the board is making the PE Exam computer based and don't believe all the criticism by the exam prep companies. Here are the main reasons why I'm waiting until 2023 to take the Civil Construction Exam: -Will be able to take the exam more often during the year. Maximum of 4x...

Appreciate that response @civilrobot. I'm going to wait to take the computer based exam in a couple years. It will allow you to take the exam 4x within a year and I like the fact I won't have to spend more $$$ having to drive 3 hours to a testing site and purchase a hotel room for the night before.

Anyone ever take Dr. Tom's Classroom PE Civil prep course? Seem to have good statistics of passing people and I really like his take on focusing on the low % passing for construction year after year. After 2 times taking Construction I've decided to go with Water Resources this coming Spring...

KOKOMO777 look into AACE certification. PMP again is multiple choice and all about memorizing the PMBOK.

After 2 failed attempts with taking the PE Civil Construction exam, I'm reconsidering taking the exam ever again and am more likely going to strive after an AACE certification. I feel that the amount of PMP's out there has saturated the market and I don't fully support the direction NCEES is...

Hardly any code changes substantiate requiring a new CERM edition. Let's not promote the board's ulterior motives of making publications any wealthier.

I find it pretty ridiculous for the board to put this reference on the construction depth exam, btw every site I have found it has it on backorder so good luck acquiring it. My company has all the 2009 ACI Manuals of Concrete Practice (6 volumes in all) and they have about 18 of the 22 specs...

I would say after taking the construction emphasis and failing twice now, this depth is truly more about field experience than any other civil emphasis. As I am in project controls and felt like I would ace the scheduling portion, that wasn't enough to make me pass the test. Concepts such as...

I took the Construction Civil PE exam for the 2nd time (Oct. '17) and swore I aced it. I left so confident that I felt I would never be coming back. Much to my amazement I failed, I missed 14 in the morning and 16 in the afternoon. I really felt the construction exam was super easy and honestly...

Spot on jdayrail. I definitely think the board observed the low passing score with the construction depth in the past and made the October '17 much easier. I am about the same as you with being confident of about 60/80 and close on others.

This was my 2nd time around taking the exam, first was last April. I truly felt the construction depth on this exam was very dumbed down compared to last April. Many problems from last April were more 2 to 3 step problems and majority of October depth were conceptual or 1 step problems. Talking...

I just hope the board wakes up with some real questions for the next construction depth exam. Keep the exam civil engineering related and not for construction management majors, we all chose civil engineering over CM. 

I studied close to 250 hours for the exam and failed. It's a bit misleading to ask how many hours you put toward the exam, because I devoted most of my time to the breadth section and I got destroyed by the afternoon. Linderberg's CERM doesn't do justice covering construction hardly at all...

Really looking forward to taking the EET Construction Depth. I had no business taking the construction depth on the April 2017 exam, even after studying my buddies Testmasters and School of PE binders, they didn't prepare me hardly at all for the afternoon construction section. With not having...

Hey, does anyone on here have a copy of Nick Capachi's book Excavation & Grading Handbook? This seems to be the industry wide resource for learning surveying techniques using grade stakes, hubs, etc. Based on the last exam, there was 1 question that threw me off and I want to be able to...

I have my buddies school of PE material. It explained a lot of information in a very digestible way. Ill stick with that material for next exam.

Is there any possibility of just paying for the EET depth section and not both? Is it recommended? I felt I did very good in the morning and terrible on the construction afternoon for the April exam.

What was your depth cal91, construction doesn't have much out there for quality example problems geared toward the exam.