So today, I was finally been able to take my PE power Exam for the first time in my life after being cancelled twice a row due to this COVID thing.
So I arrived at the testing center at 7:15am and they already letting us in. The proctor checked my ID to verify my appointment. She inspected my calculator and my glasses and checked if I was wearing any electronics or jewelry, checked my pockets , and sleeves. It took me about 5 mins for those inspections.
My exam room was not that quiet. There were people outside cutting trees with their chainsaws(so annoying). So I used my earmuffs for 30 minutes. The room were not that cold nor warm as well, so I have no complains about it since I also wear a sweater.
Like the other said, the morning have 42 questions and afternoon have 38 questions.
My experience in the morning is not that bad for me. I finished my first pass in 1hr, 2nd pass in another hour and reviewed all my answers in the 3rd hour. I think I guessed about 3-5 questions in the morning session. But for the afternoon session, I feel like they just pound me with all those qualitative questions. Questions that even I have the references with me I will still not going to understand. I think I guess 8-10 questions for that afternoon session. But I finished the test with 20 minutes left in my clock after doing my 3rd pass and review all my answers.
Overall, I could say that the power handbook is useful in most of the problems. You just need to dig deep and know how the formulas work and how to use it. I would also say that there are formulas that are not in the handbook as well and will need to memorize to answer the problem. In regards to NEC, you have really need to understand what the question is asking and then look for terms so you can just use the search bar to find it.
Best of luck.. My waiting game of 5-10 business days is on.. I will update when my result came.
