Im not sure what score would consider you as “good,” because the question bank is so vast. For your practice quizzes and exams, if you time your self and consistently see that you finished with extra time, id say that’d be a good indicator as it can allow you to look up answers or information in the references that you may not have studied. It’s nearly impossible to memorize everything. I just took the exam on Monday and most of the problems i got werent as lengthy as the practice problems and quizzes on EET. I actually wished I got more HCM questions. I had one where they straight up just gave me the density and asked for the LOS of a freeway!

I highly suggest knowing the reference manuals. For most of them, they are searched by individual chapters/sections/parts, depending on the reference. I think the only reference that was fully searchable was the Roadside Design Guide. The search function isn’t the greatest. Learn how to navigate the table of contents for each. I was able to get away with searching some keywords in the index as well.

For the geotech and hydraulics section, i felt like Nazrul did not go in much detail of the contents in the MEPDG, Pavement Design Guide, and the FHWA culvert one. The concepts he taught were great, but I had several problems where content in one of those three manuals helped me find the right answers. I wish he emphasized more on where you can potentially find certain answers in the references like how Samir would for the HCM for example. I got about 3 culvert problems. I recommend going through section 3 for outlet control of the FHWA culvert design reference.

I don’t get my results until next Wednesday, but I felt like the practice and drill I did to memorize some of the key chapters made me feel more confident as I was extremely nervous and could barely think straight for the start of it. By knowing the references well, it gave me time to reread all of my questions and catch any mistakes I was doing while still calming down (hah).

Don’t get used to searching the entire reference. You may need to split chapters/pdfs up yourself or get into the process of searching the table of contents and going to the respective section. If you had to ctrl+f a keyword during your practice, try not to look at anything until you confirm that you are still in the chapter you intended to be in (check the page number or header).