Let me tell a little story... It might make someone feel better (but it probably won’t).
CA has not always been a day 1 or 2 release state. That only started happening when they decoupled the PE exam from the application for licensure, which happened a few years ago. They used to tie the P.E. exam results with the state seismic and surveying exam results, so when you passed, you would automatically become a P.E. as soon as your license number showed up, since you had already applied and been approved by the state board.
As is likely no surprise to anyone, this added on several days to the release of results for CA exam takers, after day 1 of releases by the first states to release. It was pure torture.
In one of the times I took the exam (either April 2016 or October 2016), the results came something like 8 days after day 1, and yes, Memorial Day was in between. It was rough! Especially because I ended up waiting to find out I failed.
But, guess what! I survived! I mean, hey, look at me. I’m still here! Poking around EB and anxiously awaiting my S.E. results. So yeah, moral of the story is, well, there are a few!
One is, if you are not in a day 1 release state, prepare yourself for even more intense hysteria.
Another is, it’s not the end of the world if you fail. It is within your power to conquer this beast of an exam!
A third is, results truly have come out after Memorial Day before, especially if you’re not in a day 1 or 2 release state!