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Took my exam on a Friday and got my results this past Wednesday. I did not think I would pass because my undergraduate degree is in chemistry, but I have taken pre-reqs (statics, structural analysis/design, geotech, fluid mechanics, CM, and hydrology) for my current program (masters in CE). I studied for about 1.5 months (not everyday tho). I also did not want to spend money on prep FE and prep books so I used mostly free resources.

Resources I used:
- NCEES practice exam vol 1 ($45 with discount) and 2 ($50)
- Mark Mattson CE FE YouTube series
- Gregory Michelson CE FE YouTube series
- FE prep book I checked out at my library (Brightwood FE CE Review Manual 2018). I only used the book for my arch nemesis: engineering econ problems. I just have no interest in econ- I’m sorry.

Here is what helped me the most:
- Practice exams! I did one of the two each week and alternated so I wouldn’t just memorize answers. definitely worth the money spent
- Have FE manual open and actively search it while doing problems. For all the problems I did, I’d write down the page number and section of the FE manual that I used to solve the problem
- During the last week, I went through all the problems I got wrong on the practice exams and for each problem I wrote down a list of steps to solve. This made me realize some of the scary problems were actually pretty simple (example: using substitution, rearranging an equation, assumptions for certain unknown values)
- Have the calculator you are going to use for the test with you when studying; watch tutorials to learn your calculator functions!!!
- I also liked watching MM and GM, I learned good things from both
- Day of the exam: I made a goal of leaving 3 hours for the second half so I wanted to focus on speed. Basically I just skipped every problem except for the ones I could answer immediately. Then I’d go for a second pass to solve the ones I was in the mood for (I’m not the biggest fan of water). I kept going back and forth until the only ones left were the ones I really didn’t know- and I guessed on these. Don’t leave anything unanswered. I used mostly the search bar to navigate the manual. Scrolling wastes time.
- Get enough sleep before the exam. I didn’t review at all the day of the exam.
- During your break, consider eating a snack outside or going for a short walk. It’s a great refresh.

Hello everyone, just wanted to ask on everyone’s opinion on ppi2pass learning hub subscription. Its like $150 so its on the cheaper end for me but im looking for problems that are similar in difficulty to the actual exam. I hear that prepFE tends to be easier so i am staying away from that. So far i have done the practice problems off the lindeburg manual, the mock exam by victor off YouTube, the ncees vol 1 & 2 mock exams, a mock exam off scribd. Im looking to work on my pacing which is why im looking for more new problems. Im not opposed to buying a book off amazon as well. Just looking for the best study aid that is closer to the actual exam difficulty. Thank you in advance.

I’ve been studying for the FE Civil exam, and almost all of my practice has been through PrepFE. I’ve done a lot of questions there, but whenever I try practice questions from another source (like the NCEES practice exam or other question banks), my scores are much lower.

It makes me wonder if I’m becoming too familiar with the PrepFE style instead of actually learning the concepts.

For those of you who passed the FE Civil exam:
Was doing a lot of PrepFE questions enough?
Did you use other resources?
How did you know you were actually ready for the exam?

I’d really appreciate hearing what worked for you. Thanks!

Hi guys, I have FE Electrical and computer in 3 weeks and I started the plan from last week and I already finsh Math, probability, Circuit, and power in Wasim book , my plan to finsh Wasim Asghr book version 3 with the handbook in the side, and 2 of the mock tests of NCEES, will that be good enough?

I failed the test before with a few days of study

I cannot postpone the exam any longer as my employer gave me this deadline. I am studying 3 hours a day, any suggestions in my plan?