PE Power Pass Rate Very Low
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Saul Good
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Yeah, it’s crazy. The overall pass rate was 40%. It was my third time taking it and I passed. Crazy to think I was in that 26% number. Always was curious on why this particular exam was statistically one of if not the hardest.
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What did you do differently to pass? How did you feel about the Theoretical questions?
Saul Good
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I made a 47/80 and a 49/80 my first two times. So in my opinion I was very close. You don’t see too many people if any say they made in the 50’s and fail the power exam. But it was obvious that I was missing something and couldn’t figure out what it was, so I decided to take a course.
The only thing I did differently was take @Zach Stone, P.E.‘s class. I went through all the online material and attended all the live classes. In every class I would pick up on little things I was doing wrong. To me it was getting the fundamentals down, for example circuit analysis. This is something I struggled with in the first two attempts and he does a great job of teaching this topic. He has so much great material for you to print out and bring to the test including a new full length exam which is the best on the market in my opinion. If you are on the fence about it. I highly recommend it. Now don’t get me wrong, I still walked out of the test feeling like I didn’t pass. But to me if you walk out of that test thinking you did good, you probably didn’t. There’s a lot of tricks they throw at you and Zach does a good job preparing you for that. It’s a very difficult exam which is apparent when looking at the pass rate.
The only thing I did differently was take @Zach Stone, P.E.‘s class. I went through all the online material and attended all the live classes. In every class I would pick up on little things I was doing wrong. To me it was getting the fundamentals down, for example circuit analysis. This is something I struggled with in the first two attempts and he does a great job of teaching this topic. He has so much great material for you to print out and bring to the test including a new full length exam which is the best on the market in my opinion. If you are on the fence about it. I highly recommend it. Now don’t get me wrong, I still walked out of the test feeling like I didn’t pass. But to me if you walk out of that test thinking you did good, you probably didn’t. There’s a lot of tricks they throw at you and Zach does a good job preparing you for that. It’s a very difficult exam which is apparent when looking at the pass rate.
Zach Stone P.E.
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Thanks for the mention @Saul Good.
I'm happy to hear that our online study program for the Electrical PE Exam helped you pass.
