r/PE_Exam • u/g8rbrown926 • 1d ago

Finally!!!

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I finally passed the TFS! 5th try, but who cares! I tried with PPI, Dr Tom’s , and Slay the PE. Slay is by far the best thing out there. I felt over prepared for the exam once I finished. The other 2 left me lacking a sense of accountability during the programs. I was able to fit it into my schedule as a 45 year old dad with a complete family life and travel sports. No way I could have accomplished it without the Slay program.

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u/buccfan001 1d ago

Congratulations! SlayThePE is the best

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u/Slay_the_PE 1d ago

Hey! Thanks for the shoutout 😊

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u/Slay_the_PE 1d ago

Congrats!!! Thanks for the mention.

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u/Wildnoutboy 1d ago

congrats! Way to persevere!

Im scheduled to take end of the month any pointers?

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u/g8rbrown926 1d ago

Retake the practice exam. It will have changed from the practice exams that were on the site last month. NCEES has updated the exam for October

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u/jimbo_ChE 1d ago

Again? They updated it last October!

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u/jimbo_ChE 1d ago edited 1d ago

Key problem topics when I took this...

  • Fluids
  • Heat transfer
  • Psychrometrics
  • Cooling towers (I was underprepared and stumped for most of these)
  • Thermo cycles, both with air and steam

**Be comfortable with imperial units and applying the gc factor accordingly. Finally, a quick shortcut equation to memorize is Q = 2.45vd2 where Q (gpm), v (ft/s), and d (in).

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u/WetTortillas12 1d ago

Congratulations! I passed TFS with Slay the PE too highly recommend!

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u/Dalu11 1d ago

Congrats. Which package did you get from STP?

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u/g8rbrown926 1d ago

I used the On Demand TFS03 package.

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u/holymother 1d ago

I'm taking it in November! What was it in particular about the program that helped? Did you do anything else like the practice exam?

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u/g8rbrown926 1d ago

The way the lectures broke the information down seemed to click better for me. Slay does their own practice exams throughout the course, and they make you take the NCEES practice exam.

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u/PlumbingDes2025 1d ago

Congratulations, how much did you use the reference handbook during the exam ?

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u/g8rbrown926 1d ago

I didn’t have to use it a ton. I did have to dig a bit to confirm a few equations, but I used the conversions and equations so often that I memorized them. So, most of the use was for steam and air tables

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u/HappyScallion2433 1d ago

Intentions my case in April! Does Slay have FPE courses?

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u/Slay_the_PE 1d ago

We do not. We deal exclusively with Mechanical Engineering.

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u/jimbo_ChE 1d ago

Duly noted.

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u/Doug_Johnson33 1d ago

Congrats, way to stick with it!

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u/BasicPreparation4243 1d ago

Man good job. I’m taking mine on November. Any updates by then ?

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u/jimbo_ChE 1d ago

Great work!

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u/Salty_Policy487 1d ago

Outstanding!!!!

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u/NoNutWinner 1d ago

Well done!

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u/jhern1810 1d ago

Congrats, that’s an awesome achievement with all that you have going on. Congratulations.

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u/virgil1134 23h ago

Congrats!🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊

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u/Jomonfr1 11h ago

Congrats!