October 2018 Exam Study Progress

[Hockey Eng]

Well, am working through the NCEES practice exam and bombed the morning session. This is encouraging.

I did as well.  I felt really good about it too before checking the answers.  But I guess it's good practice and reinforcement, really really have to read the questions carefully.

 

[txjennah PE]

I did as well.  I felt really good about it too before checking the answers.  But I guess it's good practice and reinforcement, really really have to read the questions carefully.

There were some that I was close to getting, but didn't read the problem all the way through or made a dumb mistake with the units.  It was good practice for sure.  I'm trying to view this like I would a marathon.  I know that with all the studying I've been doing, I'm capable of passing, but just need to be in the right mental headspace.  

 

[vee043324]

Anyone who has a copy of Davis and cornwell - can you messge me a pic of page 605 and 606? Should be of table 9-6 and 9-7. Would super appreciate it!!!

 

[timmer1026]

Anyone who has a copy of Davis and cornwell - can you messge me a pic of page 605 and 606? Should be of table 9-6 and 9-7. Would super appreciate it!!!

I have Davis&Cornwell (4th Edition), but Tables 9-6 and 9-7 are on pages 768 and 769 of this edition.  Is this what you need?

View attachment DavisCornwell4thedition_Table9-6and9-7.pdf

 

[Hockey Eng]

Anyone who has a copy of Davis and cornwell - can you messge me a pic of page 605 and 606? Should be of table 9-6 and 9-7. Would super appreciate it!!!

Tested combustion sources and their emission rates, and common VOCs and their sources in my version.  Is that what you need?  

 

[vee043324]

Tested combustion sources and their emission rates, and common VOCs and their sources in my version.  Is that what you need?  

Yesss! That’s it 

 

[vee043324]

I have Davis&Cornwell (4th Edition), but Tables 9-6 and 9-7 are on pages 768 and 769 of this edition.  Is this what you need?

View attachment 11995

Not the same version as what I have but still really appreciate it thank you!

 

[vee043324]

UPDATED MOOD. 

 

[vee043324]

UPDATED MOOD AFTER READING ALL THE KINDNESS AND POSITIVITY ON EB.

 

 

[txjennah PE]

@vee043324

 

[txjennah PE]

@vee043324

 

[vee043324]

at work and all i want to do is study come onnnn 5pm. 

 

[tj_PE]

There were some that I was close to getting, but didn't read the problem all the way through or made a dumb mistake with the units.  It was good practice for sure.  I'm trying to view this like I would a marathon.  I know that with all the studying I've been doing, I'm capable of passing, but just need to be in the right mental headspace.  

for everyone I always say, it's so easy to assume what they're asking. do the multiple pass approach and read every unanswered question all the way through each time. this way for the more complex problems you have full comprehension of what they want. This is basically the only thing I changed up between my failing and passing scores. 

 

[tj_PE]

at work and all i want to do is study come onnnn 5pm. 

weirdo. i never wanna study.

 

[vee043324]

it's the only thing that makes me feel productive right now ugh

 

[Hockey Eng]

at work and all i want to do is study come onnnn 5pm. 

I feel you, in some weird way I actually look forward to studying as well.  Of course once I actually get started I seem to find ways to procrastinate but that's another story.

 

[vee043324]

yup I just decided to take my lunch in the senate library with my book of practice problems. i'm jumping out of my seat because I'm so antsy (and over caffeinated) 

 

[txjennah PE]

for everyone I always say, it's so easy to assume what they're asking. do the multiple pass approach and read every unanswered question all the way through each time. this way for the more complex problems you have full comprehension of what they want. This is basically the only thing I changed up between my failing and passing scores. 

Thanks for the good advice.  Knowing that others have failed before but ultimately passed is really boosting my confidence/hope. Haha.

 

[txjennah PE]

I was getting really stressed while studying early this week - now that we're so close, there was a lot of panic and regret over the topics I wasn't able to devote as much time to. And the practice NCEES exam depressed the hell out of me. 

So to keep a good headspace while studying the rest of the week, I have a playlist of good tunes on Spotify of "comfort food" music.  That's honestly kept me really relaxed and focused.  

 

[In/PE/Out]

The big day draws near...gotta get my playlist ready for my drive to the exam site!  Since I have to travel out of town to take the exam, I booked my hotel room the day I got my authorisation from NCEES in my email last week. As I’ve done in the past, I got a room at the same hotel the exam is being administered— get up, get breakfast, and knock this exam out!

Interestingly, the exam site for my region is at a new location from where it had been administered in years past. Which is good, because the past two times I sat for the PE exam, the exam was administered in this hellhole old ballroom at a hellhole old motel.  Maybe enough people complained to NCEES (or the fact that this old site went out of business). 

From the pictures I’ve seen of the new exam site, it looks much more conducive for passing. And it doesn’t have the aura of failure from my past two attempts