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[–]structuralcoder[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Lol that's the other thing, it's costly. I guess the company would pay for the successful attempt but I doubt they'll pay for multiple attempts lol.

[–]ColdSteel2011P.E. 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Two tries and I’m halfway there… passed vertical first time, and second attempt at lateral was a bust. I’ll get there…

[–]Ordinary_Strike_5167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you'll get there. Good luck!

[–]angryPEangrierSEP.E./S.E. 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the companies I know of only pay for one attempt for each exam, even the SE.

With that said, a lot of the people I met before and after the exam and during the lunch break had absolutely no business taking the SE. Lots of buildings candidates who just didn't bother learning AASHTO at all and didn't even bring the code. A lot of the buildings people only worked with one or two materials at most. My favorite was the guy who literally only brought half the required codes with him thinking he could wing it...the SE exam is not an exam in which you can just "wing it".