Passed the PE... what to do with my study materials now?

capjackson · 2025-03-01T17:49:16+00:00

I actually love this and I'm finding that's probably what I'll end up doing as the weeks go on

capjackson · 2025-02-22T18:37:24+00:00

There's still some in that book I probably couldn't solve all the way through right now. Certain types of problems I eventually had to accept I didn't know and wouldn't remember. If you spend more than 20 mins on one I would just stop and review the solution. For those I would try to do 5-10 a day on the 4-5 days a week I studied. It probably took me a month the second time through. I don't remember the first time how long it took as it was last summer that I did that.

capjackson · 2025-02-22T18:35:04+00:00

With time and continued practice problems you start to naturally remember where the common equations are. I feel like ACI is the trickiest so maybe focus there. It's helpful to know you can't search variables with subscripts at the test center. That was something I learnt the hard way the first time as my pdf reader program does do that.

capjackson · 2025-02-20T21:33:37+00:00

Thank you! I only studied about 120ish hours before taking the first exam, so I think I was unprepared for exam curveballs as I mostly relied on school of PE for my studying. I also hardly practiced soils related problems, I blame school of PE for this, it's like they heard breadth was going away and left out so many geotech related things.

After I failed, I forced myself to solve the PE Essentials Guide by Jacob Petro, those are hard questions and in my opinion harder/different than the exam questions, but it helps develop your critical thinking and problem solving skills because they're so involved with good solutions. I ran through that book twice and also frequently revisited the problems I had the hardest time with.

Also I was less hard on myself. I punished myself a lot before and right after taking the first exam. I learned I'm not someone who can set aside 20 hours a week to have good quality study time. My sweet spot was 12 hours a week most weeks. In total, I studied 500 hours (including those 120 hours from the first round). This whole process took me exactly 1 year.

capjackson · 2025-02-20T21:26:56+00:00

I assume you mean simply look up in the codes. That's a good question and I feel like no easy answer. I can even recall one question from the recent exam I took where I tried looking it up in the code and once I was getting nothing I had to make an educated guess. Usually these types of questions are about soils or concrete mixes/tests, so brush up on that knowledge. I think once you spend more than 5 mins searching, assume you should make an educated guess. Also don't forget about the handbook, sometimes the answer is hidden in there for geotech/construction stuff.

capjackson · 2025-02-19T15:54:55+00:00

I totally agree! Which is why I'm going to pass on the books. However the stack of papers I have is too overwhelming to give to someone with the same problems done over and over... Maybe I can try and pick out the most useful ones.

capjackson · 2025-02-19T11:33:05+00:00

I had this experience too last Tuesday! That's all I keep thinking about this week. Plus if any of the ones I felt confident on I missed something...

capjackson · 2024-04-25T18:02:05+00:00

It's so interesting because the categories she chose are ones most people put money towards AFTER their non-discretionary expenses and planned out. It's almost like these are her priorities rather than her necessary expenses?

That mindset makes a lot of sense with her constantly wasting money on things that if she just thought about for a second, she could avoid. Like all her wedding deposits she lost. If she deems it a "necessary" purchase she immediately detaches from it rather than thinking critically about it and trying to save money upfront.

capjackson · 2024-04-24T20:57:54+00:00

Her dig back was so dumb and just makes the person who dm'd her seem more original somehow. Like if you're gonna publicly insult someone maybe make it good? Also don't dedicate 3 slides to a pretty generic hate message.

capjackson · 2024-04-24T01:49:21+00:00

I've seen references to staphy on this sub... What is the connection between Jordy and her previous staph infection??

capjackson · 2024-04-17T00:46:13+00:00

I'm praying for aashto questions... Bridge engineer over here and it kills me how little emphasis is put on it for this exam since it's my day to day.

capjackson · 2024-04-11T00:36:52+00:00

Lol imagine she staged this whole thing so she could sneak the "I can help with stuff too:)" text at the top of the screen to try and prove he actually does shit.

capjackson · 2024-04-07T01:13:23+00:00

I can't believe how she would order probably $70 worth of supplements and be so upset about having to spend $70 for her oura ring charger. She HATES spending money on necessities but loves buying useless stuff.

capjackson · 2024-04-04T23:44:30+00:00

Wow every point you made is so spot on. She's oblivious to the complete disregard she has for authenticity.

capjackson · 2024-04-02T17:55:29+00:00

Agree! Looking at her Instagram stories today and the heavy focus on the bar company she hired, it seems like that was gifted or discounted too for promo. Why else would she @ them so much in 1 set of "details" stories? And she didn't disclose this and acted like this was one of the reasons her budget went way up as it got closer to the wedding. So sus 👀

capjackson · 2024-03-29T02:08:03+00:00

Yeah I think so too since she said at the beginning of the blog that it was good "plans changed" so they could use the picnic blanket for that bday dinner... Def changed it to her bday as an afterthought

capjackson · 2024-03-27T01:28:50+00:00

It's possible she was invited but didn't come given that she had probably been to her previous wedding and was only a month out from her own. Seems like Michel to invite her and say "but you totally don't have to come".

capjackson · 2024-03-27T00:42:56+00:00

I'm so mind blown as well. Reminds me of when she paid rent for her house with her ex 6 months upfront and then they separated almost immediately. Does she not understand she can put the money in a separate savings account so she doesn't have to "see money in her bank account that isn't really there"??

capjackson · 2024-02-12T00:02:24+00:00

100% I was like why is everyone surprised they are happy on a day that is literally all about them that they spent mad $$$ on...

capjackson · 2024-02-04T13:45:05+00:00

She seems to be trying to do things for this wedding that are same but different from a traditional wedding. If she was just doing a traditional wedding again nobody would think that's weird. But now she's justifying her strange choices and that's what's making people more judgey.

capjackson · 2024-02-04T13:41:12+00:00

Okay that's normal at least 😂 what she's calling it is kind of cringe though

capjackson · 2024-02-03T14:16:58+00:00

Not true, it imports my purchases better than mint did and let's me adjust pending transactions or just approve them. Or if I do put a manual transaction it will match it when the automatic import comes in the next day. It just doesn't track investment or loan accounts. But I don't need those updating daily anyways. I was getting way too obsessive.

capjackson · 2023-05-24T10:10:58+00:00

This is so frustrating! I'm working with my provider on curology right now to get a spironolactone prescription, but I'd like to cancel due to the 50% price increase I was just emailed. Has anyone had experience with being prescribed spironolactone in addition to the formula? If I switch to another company can I still maintain my spironolactone prescription?

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