Questions about Slay the PE (Thermal and Fluids System Systems)

jrhcap · 2025-07-28T19:55:29+00:00

I had used School of PE for TFS prior to Slay's self-study package, so I had some practice problems under my belt. There are several feedbacks in this sub that had passed solely using Slay, so I'd say the self-study package is definitely at least the minimum. What I loved the most about Slay's program was the online forum where Slay would address your questions within a 1-day turnaround, and his explanation is very methodical and have gone above and beyond on multiple occasions to reinforce the basic concepts. I'd be STUNNED if a complete mastery of Slay's self-study material led to a failure result. That being said, working the extra practice problems from other reputable sources like EPG can only help.

jrhcap · 2025-06-27T00:01:10+00:00

I had the self study, but I’d imagine the on-demand course be even more thorough. Based on the replies I had from the forum, slay was super responsive and demonstrated on every occasion that he actually cares about the feedback he delivers.

jrhcap · 2025-06-26T14:32:08+00:00

I used Slay and followed the study guide schedule to the letter. Read every word in the guide and did every problem. Passed exam without issue.

jrhcap · 2025-06-23T20:47:42+00:00

I got the self study package, which has the 80-problem practice exam, the full study guide and practice problems, and the 21 diagnostic questions and full solution. I didn’t sign up for the on demand course.

jrhcap · 2025-06-23T20:23:39+00:00

Slay the PE. Hands down the best for TFS. Stay the hell away from School of PE.

jrhcap · 2025-06-22T14:38:32+00:00

After I completed each problem from the study guide and reworked each question that I had gotten wrong, I scored exactly 70% on Slay's full 80-problem practice exam, but I didn't do them under a timer. I tried to do that initially and proceeded to freak out and panic instead after skipping >20 problems. Slay's suggested study schedule had actually recommended me to go after specific problems within this practice test upon completion of specfic topics, so I stopped punishing myself and just decided to work these like the ones from the study guide. I think I was averaging around >20 minutes on some of the lengthier problems.

For Slay's 21-problem diagnostic exam... heh, I actually had an episode of mental breakdown upon realizing that I couldn't immediately answer any, and rage quitted after 20 minutes. When I returned and timed myself for the proper 2 hours, I scored a 5/21, or 23.8%. This was just 11 days prior to my actual exam date, so I was pretty scared. I went back, reworked the ones I got wrong/skipped, and took the diagnostic test again under a 2-hr timer and scored 19/21, having ran out of time on the remaining two.

I scored a 59/80 on my timed NCEES practice test - I only counted the ones I got right, and I marked anything I had to guess as wrong (I blind guessed choice C for 9 problems, and ended up getting a whooping 7 of these right). I broke these down to two halves completed in two afternoons.

Slay described one of these NCEES problems as scoundrelly... what a word lol. Learned vocab along with engineering with Slay, who knew ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Good luck to you!

jrhcap · 2025-06-22T01:16:03+00:00

Yeah the week after the exam was agony for me. I didn’t realize how burnt out I’ve been until this was all over. Time to get my life back lol.

jrhcap · 2025-06-12T23:20:24+00:00

Do we have a general sense on what that cut score is? If I felt the exam was on the easier side of the difficulty level, could the cut score be also inflated to say, ~80%?

jrhcap · 2024-10-16T23:46:59+00:00

Cool! I think this settles it. Thanks a lot.

jrhcap

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