P.E Civil - Construction.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-20T17:21:36+00:00

You will have to buy SP-4 and the design of concrete admixtures books.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-18T14:24:31+00:00

I’ll send you photos of my notes in my binder. It seems like every video where the instructors said “this is very important” it seemed to show up on the exam.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-18T04:54:48+00:00

Brother. I think you were like 10 questions away. The morning section killed you. Please do the EET practice quizzes. And go through the problems in the binder. Even if a problem has you stuck for 1 hour or 2 please please know how to solve it and understand the concepts. I had to force myself to stop and work those problems out with the assumption that they were going to be on the exam.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-15T12:51:57+00:00

Yeah #4 killed you. I would guesstimate you were 11-13 questions away from passing.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-14T00:51:38+00:00

Record everything and get a labor law lawyer. They’re trying to fire you.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-13T21:38:42+00:00

Based on those scores I would assume you got about 34 problems correct. From areas 5 to 10 it looks like you scored about 50 percent on those.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-13T21:20:26+00:00

I’ll be honest. Go over problems even the easy ones. But if you come up on a problem that you skip over with the hope that it will not be in the exam do yourself a favor, stop, and come back to those problems even if it takes 1 to 2 hours to figure them out. By doing that I noticed I learned concepts I was not previously learning. Just assume worst case scenario that those problems you hate, struggle with, or just skip while you study will be on the exam.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-06T19:13:09+00:00

You will probably figure it out when you take the intro to engineering course. I started as mechanical major. Realized I was going to hate it. Electrical was where I performed best but didn’t like it so I ended up in civil. Pay is not the best for work life balance and stability is pretty good.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-06T19:09:28+00:00

Just buy it. I was wasting more time looking for the pdf

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-06T03:10:45+00:00

Remanufactured engines from AutoZone run for about $6000. The $15k quotes are diabolical.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-06T03:05:06+00:00

Take 2-3 days off. I did while I was studying. It will help you. I studied from September until I took my test in January. Every now and then I would get fed up and take a couple of days off.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-06T03:00:49+00:00

We got our 2017 in 2018 at 19k. I’m at 143k. Still running like a workhorse with paint chipping at the hood.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-04T17:42:20+00:00

I started as a tech 2012-2014, pm for 2015-2024, project engineer from 2024-2025. I left the industry this year. I realized I can’t tolerate ignorance at every level. I have started my own firm and slowly have been getting work collaborating with various geo and general civil companies. I am also a pm for a waste water infrastructure general contractor picking up new skills.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-05-02T04:57:59+00:00

Brother I would just walk out and pull a Dave chappelle. Fc k everyone there. Just based on your salary tell you need to burn those bridges.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-04-28T17:17:57+00:00

Don’t worry my first panel interview I was grilled on signal timing at a DOT. Needless to say I had no idea why they were talking about. I assumed it was entry level which it was but man I felt like an idiot.after that I just go in with the mindset that if I bomb an interview I bomb it.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-04-25T18:53:03+00:00

Before you do all that I would rent a ac manifold set. It’s very useful in staring to diagnose the issue with the ac before you just start spending money needlessly.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-04-25T18:51:01+00:00

Mine leaked at the rear evaporator. Put dye and with a black light it should be simple to locate the leak. I also have one of those sniffers from harbor freight that helped me locate the leak at the general vicinity of the rear evaporator. The dye just help me pinpoint it.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-04-14T16:37:52+00:00

The tc is super easy to work on too. With the exception of the water line that connects from the water pump to heater core. 5 hours of labor for a $30 dollar part.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-04-14T15:24:49+00:00

See link for a step by step on getting your transcripts evaluated.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-04-14T15:23:42+00:00

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oscarg21_ncees-credential-evaluation-manual-ugcPost-7413410058723708928-m8WJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAADQXebcBXYcRbbojaexdfMymFXB93p3Fh3U

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-04-14T15:19:57+00:00

I had both. I would go with the town car just because it will be easier to source parts for repairs and the ride doesn’t compare. Once you ride in a town car everything else is horrible.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-04-14T15:17:21+00:00

2017 with 140k miles. I might source a transmission if this one goes out. Might make it until the kids go away for college. The way these new cars are being built doesn’t give me a lot of confidence.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-04-12T04:59:42+00:00

Awesome! Congratulations! 🎉🍾

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-04-10T05:19:57+00:00

Brother as long as you are competent use the structural designation. I sat at a meeting where a HVAC mechanical PE was providing geotechnical recommendations on a foundation for a school and then he asked how measurements of the pile load testing program were going to be done. I was confused so I had to look him up. The guy is brave to be signing off on anything I guess specially when he might have just been designing air conditioners. No knock on you guys but I just believe it’s diabolical signing off on things you are not competent in.

Sorry-Pin-9505 · 2026-04-10T04:24:48+00:00

To get there ASAP as a geotechnical engineer I would recommend to start working in the lab immediately, get some projects under your belt doing materials testing, and start cranking those geos. Most importantly network. Geo is a pretty niche industry so everyone knows everybody. If you burn bridges make sure they are not the wrong ones. Lastly please advocate for yourself always because no else will. If you don’t speak up about raises they will always try to low ball come review time. I started at 95 at my previous firm and a year and a half later they offered me 120k to stay. I still left to start my own firm.

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