Old guy, but new to board

[lisfs]

Hi All,

After 20 years out of school, I now have a need to obtain EIT & eventually PE with EE discipline. It's going to be tough for me as I've forgotten A LOT already. Based on the advices found here (and thanks for all the wonderful advices), I've started gathering material to study. I have purchased an e-book from EITFASTTRACK.COM and FE-Electrical Review Manual from Kaplan to study. By the way, does anyone have any problem with EITFASTTRACK order? I am supposed to get the ebook from them within 24 hours, but it's been 4 days now without anything from them. All contacts via emails (no phone available) have been unanswered by EITFASTTRACK. Anyway, I'm so glad to have found this board.

 

[matt267 PE]

Welcome Dennis. Good luck with your studies.

 

[cement]

that was my timeline for the PE exam, but I had the EIT already. It took a while to tune up the brain, then it was easy.

btw, some states will let you use experience plus an ABET degree. might save you some brain damage.

 

[maryannette]

You can do it, dennis! I got my PE without finishing my engineering degree and almost 30 years after I left college. And, there are a few around here older than you, I believe.

 

[Mike M PE]

Dennis,

You can do it. I completed mine 22 years after graduation (ME -HVAC). Like you I had to get the EIT then sit for the PE. It was tough mainly because I'd been out of school so long but after getting back in the groove I made it.

You can do it!

 

[Ship Wreck PE]

It can be done, just be prepared to spend lots of money on classes and study books. I was out of school around 10 years and I probably spent 3K.

 

[Flyer_PE]

I was out 17 years when I got mine. My employer actually financed a couple of the classes I took. I started studying a little over six months before the exam.

 

[lisfs]

Thank you all very much for your words of encouragement! I truly appreciate your supports. I am now motivated with the can-do attitude. I have been studying for about 3 weeks now and things have started to come back to me. It is amazing what I learned over 20 years ago are still somewhere in the brain . I will just have to bring them out of the dormant stage. Again, thanks all so much. I am glad to be a part of this forum