October 2020 Post Exam Wait Period - Welcome to the Suck

[BlueBlueprintPE PMP]

Wishing you all the luck .... Hope you see that green tag

thank you! 

 

[RBHeadge PE]

@CuriousC, @CivilPE4ME

IIRC SD tends to mail out the results first. You might get it in the mail before you see NCEES unlock it. An official mail letter from your State board is old school way of finding out, but its also 100% accurate. Do either of you have USPS informed delivery? You might find out from that email before you get the envelope.

 

[CivilPE4ME]

@CuriousC, @CivilPE4ME

IIRC SD tends to mail out the results first. You might get it in the mail before you see NCEES unlock it. An official mail letter from your State board is old school way of finding out, but its also 100% accurate. Do either of you have USPS informed delivery? You might find out from that email before you get the envelope.

I do. I looked this am on Informed Delivery so I knew it wasn’t coming today.    I took the test in SD one other time and results were next day. When I got to work, after reading the letter saying I failed, NCEES was updated. It was kind of creepy, like they were watching me.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Well looks like everybody got results or are just done waiting now ...super quiet here 

Yeah, this is normal. The jokes will start soon.

 

[YouBetchaImAnEngineer]

Fellow MN here, we're still waiting in agony 

 

[BlueBlueprintPE PMP]

Fellow MN here, we're still waiting in agony 

I feel you... WA here...  :waitwall:

 

[RBHeadge PE]

I do. I looked this am on Informed Delivery so I knew it wasn’t coming today.    I took the test in SD one other time and results were next day. When I got to work, after reading the letter saying I failed, NCEES was updated. It was kind of creepy, like they were watching me.

Ohhhh, I remember you now! Don't worry, you're in the LL now. You passed! Go celebrate!

 

[CivilPE4ME]

Ohhhh, I remember you now! Don't worry, you're in the LL now. You passed! Go celebrate!

It’s been awhile since that test. A year and a half or so. I swore I passed last time. That was a heart breaker.  I’ll celebrate when it gets here this time!

 

[WiWa]

Is anyone here from Washington, or does anyone have any info on Washington? I feel like I'm at an airport baggage carousel where the last few bags are being claimed, it's still spinning, and no new bags are coming down the chute. 

Seriously, what is the deal?? I'm waiting on Washington too. 

 

[civilrobot PE etc etc]

I had 23 in AM and 24 in PM. So I guess may be push more for AM?

I’m sorry you’re dealing with this.

 

[ChexLeMeneux]

I really wanted to buy the new Xbox to celebrate, butttt since they're sold out everywhere I'm going to need something else to spurn the economy with. Maybe a new watch.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Did Washington recently decouple? That seems to be the delay in a bunch of States.

 

[CivilPE4ME]

Did Washington recently decouple? That seems to be the delay in a bunch of States.

What is decoupling?

 

[Tiger15]

Hello,

If Texas board score is 62. What does it mean ?

Here's a link to where I tried to explain the TX score.





Briefly 70% is the curved passing score, so that gives you a little bit of an idea how close you were. But honestly, you diagnostic from NCEES is WAY more useful.

 

[Tiger15]

What is decoupling?

It used to be all states had a coupled process. You met all your education and experience requirements first. Then you applied to take the PE exam. If you passed, you received your license.

Over the past, I don't know, 10 years or so, many (most?) states have moved to a decoupled process. You can take the PE exam as soon as you're ready, even with no experience. After you pass the PE, and after you get the necessary experience, you apply for licensure.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

What is decoupling?

It decouples the experience requirement from taking the PE exam. In most of those States, the applicant applies to take the PPE directly with NCEES, and after accruing the required experience then transfers the pass result to the State board. In those States, there appears to be some manually tweaking required as the States have to manually parse through who applied with them first (and need to be processed in a certain way), and those who went directly to NCEES and need to be "ignored" until another process is initiated.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Over the past, I don't know, 10 years or so, many (most?) states have moved to a decoupled process. 

ehh, about a dozen. From what I hear, a near majority of State boards are adamantly opposed to decoupling. 

 

[MadamPirate PE]

ehh, about a dozen. From what I hear, a near majority of State boards are adamantly opposed to decoupling. 

Colorado is decoupled, sort of.

They state that by registering for the PE exam, you are certifying that you meet the experience requirement as of the date of the exam.

 

[Beenalongtimecoming]

ehh, about a dozen. From what I hear, a near majority of State boards are adamantly opposed to decoupling. 

NY is a pain in the $&&... You proof out your experience page by page on their application and even if you give them 8 years they come back and say "no soup for you... Come back 4 more years!" 

I wish they would let you take the test for both the FE and PE and deal with the experience later...

 

[Beenalongtimecoming]

This pissed me off more since I took the loooong way around and went after this with straight experience....I wouldn't recommend it...