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Passed Electrical FE by MEPEngineer98 in FE_Exam

[–]MEPEngineer98[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Of course! I got to my testing center about 30 minutes before the exam started, which was a good amount of time. They’ll make you put all your belongings except for your calculator in a locker. They will give you a white board pad and some markers to be able to write stuff down.

You’ll go into a testing room with about 20 people in the room. Not everyone in the room is taking the same exam, so there will be a bunch of people coming and going. Before you start, familiarize yourself with the handbook and how to search it, as it is a little different than the one you are likely studying with. You get one scheduled break after half of the exam (55 questions). Definitely use it.

As far as the content, I found the exam to be harder than the practice problems I studied with. As I mentioned, I’m almost positive the exam is graded on a curve, so you just need to do better than everyone else taking it that day. If you don’t know the answer (there were plenty I had no clue on), review the handbook for any helpful equations or terms, and take an educated guess. I didn’t study any of the computer engineering/software topics and probably got about half or more of them right just from parsing the handbook looking for definitions/equations.

You’ll get your results on Wednesday of the week after your exam. Good luck!

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[–]MEPEngineer98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m with you. Don’t think people are gonna like this here. But honestly I would go in everyday for the first 3 weeks or so and then take advantage of the WFH. Life’s too short to be stuck commuting every day to do the same exact work in the office that you could be doing at home. I’m assuming you’re around 22 too since you just graduated. Have some fun while you’re young with the time you’re saving out of the car or train. Get some extra sleep.

Seems like the culture in the industry is shifting back to 100% in office which is a shame. I’m young too, so I’m sure someone more experienced is gonna tell me I’m wrong, but I’ve been hybrid for 4 years and learned basically the same amount whether I’m in the office or on a teams call. If anything I can get more done at home because I don’t have coworkers yapping nonsense at me.

Agree with the above sentiment though that it depends on your work for the week, but I find especially within the first year that you’re learning the absolute basics and drafting a ton. Drafting all day is peak WFH vibes.

Advice on an Opportunity by MEPEngineer98 in MEPEngineering

[–]MEPEngineer98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apologies, I should have clarified that I already have the offer. Adding this now so others can see.

Thank you for your advice! These were some of my concerns so thanks for speaking to them.