12 Weeks to PE Exam

May 19, 2023 by admin

12 Weeks to PE Exam

In 12 Weeks to PE Exam, we focus on resources and the Test-Prep Resource Library^©

In one of our previous posts, 100 Days PE to Exam Success, we outlined ten action items for you to get started on immediately. Hopefully by now, you’ve been able to check off everything on the list – or at least half of them.

How are you doing?
Have you gotten registered?
Do you meet the licensing requirements?
Have you read the referenced blog posts?
Have you put together your game plan?

We are firm believers in assembling a concise, well-organized Test-Prep Resource Library^©.

NOTE: As per the NCEES Examinees Guide, books, notes, notebooks, etc. are no longer
permitted in the testing room. This does not diminish the importance of these Test-Prep
Resourcesas a method of study and preparation. For example, taking the time to
assemble a resource library will naturally help you categorize and document your
study materials, help you determine what’s essential to pass the exam, and keep all
your resources in one, easy-to-access tool.

Working as many sample problems as possible.
Taking a review course that only reviews test-specific topics.
Remaining calm and confident throughout the process – including Exam Day.

If you’ve read any of our PE Exam Study Guides you will remember the story of Jeff Setzer’s exam day. Other test-takers were hauling in reference material on hand trucks and in actual bookcases. Jeff stood with his little box of binders feeling vastly outnumbered and grossly under prepared.

But he wasn’t.

He had assembled just what he needed in a system of binders that allowed him to find information quickly and efficiently. Jeff was amazed and amused at the mad scramble, the frantic searches, and the sighs of grief as others tried desperately to find what they needed.

We don’t want you to experience those feelings of exasperation.
So your mission is to assemble a Test-Prep Resource Library^©.

NOTE: As per the NCEES Examinees Guide, books, notes, notebooks, etc. are no longer
permitted in the testing room. This does not diminish the importance of these Test-Prep
Resourcesas a method of study and preparation. For example, taking the time to
assemble a resource library will naturally help you categorize and document your
study materials, help you determine what’s essential to pass the exam, and keep all
your resources in one, easy-to-access tool.

Do internet searches on each of the topics listed on the NCEES website.

Print off any articles, sample problems, example situations, helpful commentary, etc. you think would be helpful on Exam Day.
Assemble three-ring binders with your resource information. The number of binders and the organization of the material will depend on which exam you’re taking and on what information you include. Everyone is not the same in terms of their strengths and weaknesses so no two resource libraries should look exactly the same. You only want to include information you need – do not include resources in your strong areas or resources that you think may be on the test. Stick to the NCEES outline.
Include information you’ve gathered since graduation that is helpful in your daily career.
Include applicable Code Books, Standards, and Guides. If including the entire book is too much, make copies of useful charts, tables, etc.

Do not overlook this very important task!

Your Test-Prep Resource Library^© will definitely be essential to the provisions you take to the exam site, and it will also:

Help you find and strengthen your weak spots
Support the strengths you already have
Give you confidence – by knowing you’ll have what you need
Become a useful resource in your career after the exam.

So commit to investing the time required, don’t take the first resource you find, research each topic thoroughly, and be successful on EXAM DAY!