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Below is a link to my experience. All of this will go out the window though in 2020 once they transition to the computer test. May actually be easier because everything they test on will be required to be in the reference manual. I don't think you can bring references or notes for the computer test.

I took the test in CA and my notes were hand written in pencil in a spiral bound book. Probably better to photo copy them but I did not encounter any issues with them in pencil. 

I sure frickin hope so. Expiration in 4 months is a little ridiculous. Just found out it doesn't matter though because my employer reimburses renewal dues.

^^^+1. Right after I felt I did ok, Friday night major doubt creeped in as I thought about all the problems I know I got wrong, and by Saturday morning I was positive I failed. Stayed that way until I got the results on Dec. 6th and frankly I was shocked that I passed. I am so scarred, it is too...

Obviously holidays caused a little delay, so at least you don't have to worry about that if you pass in April. So I just looked and apparently my license was issued yesterday. Would have been nice to at least receive an email notification. So about 9 weeks for processing. I hope you April test...

No, I had the lowest passing score...😝 Haha. I think most all of us that passed feel this way.

Shooting for 70% score will almost be a guaranteed pass. I think there are only 1 or 2 reported fail scores of 56 across all different disciplines over a few years. Problems, problems, problems. Don't go really deep into subjects. They test on breadth rather than specifics. Knowing the basics...

My pay increase is 22% back paid to the day I get my license issued. As you can imagine, I am thrilled that the California board is going to take 12-14 weeks to issue my license. It was 8 weeks to the day yesterday I submitted my exam verification and paperwork and I got the email this past...

Here is a link to my experience after passing on the first try in Oct 2018 and how I prepared. Not the best example of what you should do since I only took once practice test and only studied for 2 months, but the subjects I focused on and the others that I completely ignored or barely paid...

In California, you take your exam, then once you pass you can submit your app and all supporting docs. I submitted my packet 12/14. Got an email 12/24 saying it had been accepted and sent to technical review. Didn't hear anything back, so I sent an email on 2/4 asking for status. Got an email...

Yeah, I guess. I didn't mention any specifics regarding the question. Similar to saying study gears, or economics, or ethics. Doesn't really reveal the content of what was asked. I changed it to be more generic though, just to be safe. 

No, but they still throw curve balls at you that have nothing to do with materials and machine design. On the October test they had a question regarding fluids. Really ticked me off, but I think I still got it right. My recommendation is anytime you encounter something like those that you can't...

SolidWorks. Nothing else even compares. Other programs may be better at in depth FEA or complex surfacing, but for machine design, nothing beats it.

In California, if all of your experience came from areas and corporations that were exempt from professional licensure (ie: manufacturing, mining, aerospace, public utilities, R&D, industrial corporations), you don't even need a single PE as a reference. The only time they require you to...

I recently passed the October 2018 exam on my first attempt after being out of school for 8 years. I will describe what worked for me below per advice of another engineer that had recently passed. I started going through the NCEES practice test problem by problem. For each problem, I would find...

I got the green box as well. Still feel like I got lucky. For those that end up not passing, all I could suggest is problems, problems, problems. Also, don't go into the intense specifics. Avoid specialized subjects like fracture mechanics, reliability equations, surface fatigue, gear tooth...

Congrats! Still waiting on results in California. Will check again tomorrow.

I whole heartedly agree with everything that monty01 said.  Got my fingers crossed they release the results by Friday of this week.

You just have to be careful when people say they got a certain percent correct. Just because the answer someone got was there, doesn't mean it was actually the correct one of all the choices. My advice would be not to think about it or dwell on it. What's done is done, and if you end up not...

So in the morning, I didn't have a clue on 3-4. In the afternoon, only 2. Problem is there were a bunch where I was close to the answers, but not exact. Then there were also those that I hit the exact answer, but because of units or a small oversight, it may have actually been the wrong one...