Hi, im about to take the FE civil exam next week and would like to get more practice in. Anyone who has practice exams they used that was helpful? Thank you in advance 😊

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udniwhat's everyone doing for studying for industrial engineering fe? I feel like we have limited resources compared to other disciplines. anyone that has passed recently have any tips or comments about the recent updates

Im currently using the following:

Brightwood FE Industrial engineering book

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https://archive.org/details/feotherdisciplin0000lind

https://archive.org/details/industrialengine0000unse_l7k5

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Hi everyone,

I am currently studying for my FE Environmental Exam (in Feb) and wanted to ask about the resources I have been using and whether they are good or not. I am using the google drive here, videos of an environmental engineering FE prep i can find on youtube, and The FE environmental engineering Review Manual by Brightwood. I have been finding that the book is a lot harder than the videos and good drive problems I found in here so I am wondering if it is worth it to study it. This will be my third time taking the test, so any advice could really help.

Thank you

Has anyone who has taken this exam before let us know if you were rushing to finish on time or u felt like u had plenty of time to answer the questions or even review your answers?

With the FE exam, I felt like i was rushing against the clock.

I recently failed the FE Chemical exam after studying for about 4.5 months.
I was fairly good at Probability, but the exam questions were mostly conceptual, and I struggled with them.
I was shocked to score zero in Process Design since I was consistently getting 70–75% on PrepFE. Also, i was fairly good at fluid mechanics but i don’t know what happened.
Overall, many questions looked familiar, but they had small twists that made them difficult. There were also many conceptual questions that I couldn’t find answers to in the handbook.
I took practice full exam before the real exam 4 days and i got 48%
Also, i took vol 1 from Ncess before 2 days of the real exam and i got 52%
I’m planning to retake the exam in early January and start studying again on November 1.
Any advice on what I should do differently this time?

I've got 10 days before taking the FE mechanical for the first time. Graduated last year in physics. Any recommendations for the next 10 days.. I've been using the NCEES resources as well as the Islam practice questions. Thanks.

All graduates don’t be scared because it’s doable.
- No course purchased
- Commit at least 15 hours a week of intensive studies
- Master the handbook
- Use AI to twist the NCEES practice question
- Read Shigley during your lunch or when you’re lying in the bed
Tips for the FE: Get the NCEES practice for all disciplines ( old versions are available for free on internet) and practice/solve all the common areas
Good luck!!!

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EET Civil Transportation binder — excellent condition , 2025 edition
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Isaac Oakeson’s The Ultimate Transportation PE Exam — most recent edition
Most recent NCEES PE Civil Transportation Practice Exam
PPI PE Civil Practice Problems — 16th Edition
PPI PE Civil Companion — 16th Edition
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Next test is early December. I am really struggling with the Fluid Mechanics (never took fluids in school). There's no excuse for not acing structural as that's my fulltime job...
I had to speed through the last 10-15 questions in the first half bc of bad time management... but I don't want to make excuses for myself. I have a study plan chat GPT made and along with the Mark Mattson vids I am using the benchPREP NCEES exams, and the journey to PE website. I feel like I should/could be doing more, any and all advice is much apricated.

I have the Reference Manual for the PE I will start using as well.

Hello everyone. These are the scores I got for my first attempt. I used the Mark Mattson videos to prepare. Please give me your brutally honest feedback on how I did and if I was anywhere close to passing.

I'm currently preparing for the PE Civil Construction exam and looking for good YouTube channels that explain construction topics, formulas, and practice problems step by step.

Does anyone have recommendations for free YouTube channels or video playlists specifically for PE Civil Construction?

I would really appreciate your suggestions. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone!
I’m currently preparing for the FE Civil exam, and I’ve been focusing mainly on solving practice problems from books like Islam 800 and Lindeburg, along with using the NCEES Reference Handbook.
However, I’m a little concerned about the theoretical and conceptual questions that don’t necessarily involve calculations.
I feel like solving numerical problems helps me understand formulas and their applications, but I’m not sure if that’s enough to prepare for theory-based questions across all FE Civil subjects.
I have a few questions for those who have already taken or passed the exam:
Roughly how many theoretical/conceptual questions did you encounter out of the 110 questions? I know it varies, but I’m curious about your experience.
How did you prepare for theory questions? Did you use any specific books, YouTube channels, flashcards, or other resources?
Is solving practice problems enough to develop conceptual understanding, or should I dedicate separate study time to theory?
Which subjects had the most conceptual questions in your experience? For example, Construction, Materials, Geotechnical, Transportation, Ethics, etc.
How detailed should our theoretical knowledge be? Is understanding the basic principles and applications sufficient, or should we study topics more deeply?
My current strategy is to focus on understanding concepts rather than just memorizing formulas or completing hundreds of problems. I’m also trying to understand why a particular formula works and when to apply it.
I’d really appreciate hearing from recent FE Civil test takers about what worked for them, especially when preparing for questions that can’t be answered by simply looking up a formula in the handbook.
Thanks in advance, and good luck to everyone preparing for the FE!

I just attempted official NCEES practice test, Im curious is there any option to see the correct answer and explanation for each wrong answer?

Hello everyone! A little over 2 weeks ago I posted in here that I failed. A few of you gave me some tips and advice on how to proceed, and I want to say thank you because I passed!! Good luck to the ones who are about to take their test. If you’ve failed, please don’t give up! Feel free to ask questions I would love to help

Context: I’m 2 years out of college and currently working FT as an EE. I self-studied and have never signed up for any classes so I cannot tell you whether PPI2Pass, School of PE, or any other paid courses are effective and worth it.

All three attempts were at the same testing center with my TI-36X Pro (highly recommended).

1st attempt (Aug 2024, Saturday 8AM): fresh out of school, no studying [failed]

2nd attempt (Dec 2024, Saturday 8AM): rescheduled once, studied topics that I didn’t do well in the first time and took test while feeling nauseous so guessed almost all questions in second half [failed]

3rd and final attempt (Oct 2026, Tuesday 8AM): rescheduled once, studied 3 months on and off prior and spent 4 days in a row to do practice exams and study confusing topics [pass]

Resources that worked for me:

Free:
- YouTube playlist for Math, Probability/Stats, Econ, and Ethics
- YouTube playlist for EE concepts
- Electrical FE Review Prep YouTube
- FE Electrical Review course comes with live seminars and several practice problems and videos

Paid:
- NCEES FE Electrical & Comp interactive practice exam Vol 1
- NCEES FE Electrical & Comp interactive practice exam Vol 2
- Study guide book from Amazon

Additional resources but I didn’t get a chance to use them:
- Practice exam vol 1 from Amazon
- Practice exam vol 2 from Amazon
- Practice exam vol 3 from Amazon

Tips:
1. Don’t schedule your exam unless you’re confident because otherwise you have to pay $50 for each reschedule
2. Bring water and a snack, nothing heavy to eat because you might get testing fatigue along with brain fog for the second half of the exam
3. Make sure you understand how to use your calculator, you can solve early first half questions with it to save time
4. If you are going to pay for a course, use someone’s referral link to get a month or two free and save money
5. Flag questions if you take longer than 30 seconds to start the question and always make educated guesses

Goodluck! I may edit this from time to time esp if I remember other resources that I used.