Real_McCoy
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I've been studying to take the CBT Civil after failing the paper version 3 times. I put forth nearly zero effert each time thinking I could pass without putting in the effort to study properly. I've been studying since January but at the end of last month I got very serious and have been studying like crazy to pass this test and get it over with. I'm about 2/3'rds of the way through the exam material, and up to this point, I've studied twice as much as my first three attempts combined.
I digress... I've been studying this book: http://www.amazon.com/Civil-Engineering-Exam-Preparation-Workbook/dp/0989951200%C2 While the book does have its obvious mistakes, I feel like it's sufficient to pass the exam. I've also been studying the old paper LINDEBERG Civil FE Review book: http://www.amazon.com/Civil-Discipline-Specific-Review-EIT-Exam/dp/1591261775 I also have some material from an undergrad FE preperation class that seems relevant. After I'm done going through these books, I'm going to take a ton of practice tests until I feel comforatable enough to take the exam. I have a firm date of July 18th, but may take it sooner if I feel more comforatable. I plan to use the older NCEES FE Practice exam (Civil Specific) for the old paper exam, the new NCEES CBT Civil Practice online exam.
For those that have taken the exam, did you use either of these books? Did you find them helpful? Is there any other references and/or practice exams I'm missing? I just don't want to sit for the exam and the quesitons be totaly different from what I've studied. One last thing to add is that I've really gotten comforatable with units and the reference manual. Something I didn't do on previous exams.
I digress... I've been studying this book: http://www.amazon.com/Civil-Engineering-Exam-Preparation-Workbook/dp/0989951200%C2 While the book does have its obvious mistakes, I feel like it's sufficient to pass the exam. I've also been studying the old paper LINDEBERG Civil FE Review book: http://www.amazon.com/Civil-Discipline-Specific-Review-EIT-Exam/dp/1591261775 I also have some material from an undergrad FE preperation class that seems relevant. After I'm done going through these books, I'm going to take a ton of practice tests until I feel comforatable enough to take the exam. I have a firm date of July 18th, but may take it sooner if I feel more comforatable. I plan to use the older NCEES FE Practice exam (Civil Specific) for the old paper exam, the new NCEES CBT Civil Practice online exam.
For those that have taken the exam, did you use either of these books? Did you find them helpful? Is there any other references and/or practice exams I'm missing? I just don't want to sit for the exam and the quesitons be totaly different from what I've studied. One last thing to add is that I've really gotten comforatable with units and the reference manual. Something I didn't do on previous exams.
