I feel for you. I know several people here in the office that took it multiple times before achieving the desired results. I hope you try again, but wish you the best either way.Good luck!My wife said I got my letter from AL today; FAIL. Not sure what the score was, but I took mine in Construction. I think three times is enough for me.
Tried calling as well, they said pcs releases the scores and they issue the PE, they checked my name and said still pending but gave me no info on when to expect results, what could they possibly have to do with the scores? Don't think they have released E.I.T. scores yet either. Losing my mind.Contacted PA. They said that they cannot give an estimate on when results will be released because it is PCS who notifies examinees. Told me to call PCS. PA is good at passing the buck!
PA is completely worthless. I didn't even like the test location. I took it in Pittsburgh at the Convention Center in a room that was freezing the entire morning and then hot the entire afternoon. The only thing separating test takers from the elements is an industrial garage door. Oh and don't think you will take the test in silence. I heard nothing but honking and traffic the entire 8 hours because right outside those garage doors is the downtown street!Contacted PA. They said that they cannot give an estimate on when results will be released because it is PCS who notifies examinees. Told me to call PCS. PA is good at passing the buck!
Thanks for doing this again sno. As I suggested last administration, I'll make the same suggestion this time. The NCEES 8-hour results are only one of three exam results that make up a CA PE. Knowing only the 8 hour results doesn't provide an examinee with the whole picture. But, from your colored map, there would be no way of knowing that. You might want to put a little note "8-Hr only" next to CA. Then when the CA-Survey and CA-Seismic come in, that date can be added too (expected to be released by mail on June 29). My 2 pennies.MD Added.
Thanks, I appreciate that. I'll have to see what the diagnostic report says before I make up my mind. My four year old hates to see his daddy stressed out studying for years on end. Pretty much been studying his whole life.I feel for you. I know several people here in the office that took it multiple times before achieving the desired results. I hope you try again, but wish you the best either way.Good luck!My wife said I got my letter from AL today; FAIL. Not sure what the score was, but I took mine in Construction. I think three times is enough for me.
PA is completely worthless. I didn't even like the test location. I took it in Pittsburgh at the Convention Center in a room that was freezing the entire morning and then hot the entire afternoon. The only thing separating test takers from the elements is an industrial garage door. Oh and don't think you will take the test in silence. I heard nothing but honking and traffic the entire 8 hours because right outside those garage doors is the downtown street!Contacted PA. They said that they cannot give an estimate on when results will be released because it is PCS who notifies examinees. Told me to call PCS. PA is good at passing the buck!
IMO, this whole test release schedule is so flawed. They should release everyone's test on the same day. It is unfair to those that have to wait. Also if you factor in the preparation time involved for those that fail and want to take it again the next test date, some people will wind up having 1 or 2 weeks extra to study in theory because they will know that they failed earlier than the others. I can't believe this! Such an unprofessional process to become a professional engineer! :mad2:
don't worry, you EIT will not disappear, its in their black-hole of computer files. I took it in last December, and the results come up on the PA licence verification website. Just check their every day, and check the date of when the last licence was posted.Very strange. Been doing a lot of research and looking at the older version of the PA PE thread from December. Some recommended to look at the license list. So I looked at the PA board license list and my name isn't there. Ok... So I look at the VA board for my name for the EIT list. I'm not there either. Not sure if the anxiety can get any worse:
1) I passed in PA and my EIT is now void in VA
2) I failed in PA and that is why I am not on the PA list and the VA list just removes EIT names that took the PE exam
I am back to square 1!!!!
Last December, I was just as anxious as you, I had called and emailed PCS and NCEES and the State board. In the end, I waited patiently and tried not to think about it too much. And finally my prayers were answer one lucky Jan morning and I passed. I would recommend not doing anything, don't buy books or study. One of the lessons that I learned from taking this exam was being patient. If you think you are being unproductive at work, try to talk to your fellow colleagues, get your mind off it as much as possible. Good luck, let us know if you passed, you might be pleasantly surprise after the long wait.When I think about it, the worst thing I could have done to myself was join the Professional Engineering group on LinkedIn. By doing so, I glanced over a topic that discussed PE Exam results. This was May 29th. I was so excited and shocked at the same time. Checked my email. Checked NCEES. Checked that Piece of Crap System (PCS). Nothing. Then I came to the truth. The truth being that life is not fair. In fact, I could have easily applied to Ohio or West Virginia or Virginia (my EIT state) and took a 1 hr drive to the test site from Pittsburgh, probably would have had better climate conditions during the test, and would already have my results by now.
Instead, I took it downtown in Pittsburgh. I joined LinkedIn. I joined that PE Group on LinkedIn. Now I found this site. I see that PA is one of the last 5 states. I see the history from that Excel sheet that other poster made of previous years. I see that it is likely I won't see anything until the end of June. If only I had been content with what my exam prep teacher said when he said results would come around July 4th. Then I would have my results before expectation and there would be no anxiety. Now I can't sleep, can't eat, and refuse to really do any work. I am debating on whether I should buy more books to prepare for the test in October. Should I take it or not, that is the question. Should I start studying now? What if I pass and then the next 2-3 weeks will be a waste. Oh the questions! Oh the horror!
Life is funny. It is the small things that make the most difference. Damn that PE LinkedIn Group!!!!!
Ok I will assume I failed at this point. This is what I plan to have in my arsenal for the October 2012 exam:
1) Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual 12th Edition (need to buy - borrowed for April exam)
2) NCEES Sample Questions (have - mostly useless IMO for the April exam)
3) 26 week Prep Class Notes and Binder (have - 100% useless for any exam)
4) Mechanical PE Sample Examination Lindeberg (need to buy)
5) Engineering Unit Conversions Lindeberg (need to buy)
6) Kaplan Mechanical PE Sample Exam (bought the day after the April exam lol)
7) My own spiral notebook of notes and sample problems
I'm ready for war! Although not ready for dumping another several hundred $$$ on books and registration again.
Let me know if you guys recommend anything else? I plan to just do problems over and over until I finally see "It" and read the MERM until I can recite entire sections.
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