I did every problem in the Williams book and it was very helpful. The SEAOC Vol 1 book was probably the best overall resource, but Williams had good practice problems for each material.
I think the SE process is unnecessarily stressful, but I am also in favor of requiring some kind of licensure beyond PE. The idea that a PE can stamp any building in a lot of states is wild to me.
No one is harder on engineers than other engineers. I don't blame folks for just leaving the profession when it's already a hard job and then the SE process is so discouraging.
always fun to explain the SE exam to people and have them not believe that they will make you wait 6-8 weeks for results. "but that's horrible"
Yes. It is. That's the point.