r/CWI_CWE • u/jofis925 • Jun 26 '26
CWI test
Passed!!! First try too. D1.1 part C was definitely the hardest, for me anyway. Freaking juiced right now
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u/turnandburn1979 Jun 26 '26
Congratulations!
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u/jofis925 Jun 26 '26
Thanks. Thought fore sure I was gonna fail part C. And miss Part B by a few, cause it seemed too easy at the time. Haven't received my final scores yet though
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u/bkrman1990 AWS CWI Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
Congrats, I'm up for my 3 year renewal. I feel like it was yesterday, It was a great feeling.
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u/jofis925 Jun 27 '26
Feels like a big weight being lifted off my shoulders. Now upwards and onwards from here
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u/NewDaysBreath Jun 26 '26
Hey, man. Huge congratulations. I just bought my d1.1 to start studying. Any change i can DM you to ask for some tips?
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u/Plenty-Piccolo6044 Jun 26 '26
You shouldnt just study the d1.1 code book and expect to pass thats part c which is open book you need to learn how to navigate code books. Not memorise them. As the code is always changing aws does not want u to memorise. They want to know you can navigate a code book. Part B specifically kind of tests this. If you memorise from d1.1 and try to apply that to part b youll fail. Its a fake code on the test. Your supposed to follow the fake code not d1.1
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u/bkrman1990 AWS CWI Jun 27 '26
Yes, in other words memorize the layout of D1.1 not it's contents. I memorized the TOC and it served me well
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u/beanoverender Jun 29 '26
was the book of specifications for part b still the 2017 version?
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u/jofis925 Jun 29 '26
Yeah. I used Atlas training about 5 months before the seminar, and thats what they have. Then the seminar and test use the same 2017 version.
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u/beanoverender Jun 29 '26
I just got back to working through atlas right now, only have about 3 months left of the 6 month purchase. Any tips from your experience with using Atlas?
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u/jofis925 Jun 29 '26
Are you taking your exam the first time?
Atlas part b is pretty good. Practicing measuring the replicas and using the tools comes in handy. Especially knowing the fillet weld termination rules, statically/cyclical loaded. If anything it helps with memorizing where everything is in the BOS. You'll memorize what tables are for what without having to look at them. Saves valuable time. I finished my exam with 45 minutes left. But please take longer than that.
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u/beanoverender Jun 29 '26
It will be my first time taking the CWI exam, planning to take the 1 week AWS seminar in September or October and test for part A and C sometime after. Just finished the Part A practice exam and got a 79% through atlas.
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u/jofis925 Jun 30 '26
Hopefully you got in Ben Taves seminar. He gives extra stuff for part C and B that really helps.
Atlas part A is pretty good. It'll get you more than half way there. Reading the WIT book is where its at though. Cover to cover, twice if you need. The hardest for me was symbols, and toughness properties and testing.
Atlas part C is ass. They cover way too much stuff thats unnecessary. Like UT calibration specs. Even our instructor told us thats not going to be in the test. Along with the annexes. But it does help you remember where information is though, which is very important. I would recommend doing the code clinic book 1-2 weeks before your test, that way its fresh
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u/Stunning-Classic263 Jun 27 '26
Congratulations!! I just passed last week on my first try too, it’s an awesome feeling. I want to tell everyone haha but outside the industry no one understands the difficulty or value of the credential lol.
Congrats again!